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Badenoch Demands Reeves Resignation Over Welfare Spending Crisis

12/1/2025

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Kemi Badenoch has demanded the resignation of Chancellor Rachel Reeves due to her management of welfare spending.
Badenoch criticized Reeves for increasing taxes to support welfare despite conflicting assessments from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Tory shadow chancellor Mel Stride has called for an investigation into potential market abuse linked to the Budget.
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has reported Reeves for a possible breach of the ministerial code.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper has posed urgent questions in Parliament concerning the issue.

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Kemi Badenoch has demanded the resignation of Chancellor Rachel Reeves due to her management of welfare spending.
Badenoch criticized Reeves for increasing taxes to support welfare despite conflicting assessments from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Tory shadow chancellor Mel Stride has called for an investigation into potential market abuse linked to the Budget.
Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has reported Reeves for a possible breach of the ministerial code.
Liberal Democrat deputy leader Daisy Cooper has posed urgent questions in Parliament concerning the issue.