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Conservatives pledge £1B overseas aid cuts for prisons

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  • Conservatives pledged to cut overseas aid to £1 billion a year to fund 50,000 new prison places.
  • Kemi Badenoch said welfare should be a safety net, not a lifestyle.
  • The party promised to end the childcare cliff edge for parents earning over £100,000.
  • Labour chair Bridget Phillipson said the Tories are stuck in the past and out of touch.