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Badenoch Pledges £4bn Cuts, Including £2.5bn Aid Reduction

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC · How we work

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Treasury minister Kemi Badenoch pledged an extra £4 bn of cuts, including £2.5 bn from aid.
Aid budget will fall to £1 bn after the £2.5 bn reduction.
Culture, Media and Sport department loses £1 bn from its budget.
Half of the new savings will fund an additional 50,000 prison places.
Badenoch said half of any cuts will reduce the deficit, matching her lower-tax stance.

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Treasury minister Kemi Badenoch pledged an extra £4 bn of cuts, including £2.5 bn from aid.
Aid budget will fall to £1 bn after the £2.5 bn reduction.
Culture, Media and Sport department loses £1 bn from its budget.
Half of the new savings will fund an additional 50,000 prison places.
Badenoch said half of any cuts will reduce the deficit, matching her lower-tax stance.