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Badenoch Slams Reeves' Budget as "Benefits Street" Spending

11/29/2025

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Kemi Badenoch criticized Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, calling it a "budget for Benefits Street" and saying welfare spending is "unchristian."
She argued early Christian values emphasize personal responsibility and community support rather than state welfare.
She noted a £16 billion increase in welfare spending and the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
Badenoch defended her remarks, calling Reeves "spineless" and urging her party to limit welfare.

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Kemi Badenoch criticized Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget, calling it a "budget for Benefits Street" and saying welfare spending is "unchristian."
She argued early Christian values emphasize personal responsibility and community support rather than state welfare.
She noted a £16 billion increase in welfare spending and the removal of the two-child benefit cap.
Badenoch defended her remarks, calling Reeves "spineless" and urging her party to limit welfare.