# Badenoch lays out £36bn Tory welfare cut plan and defends slashing disability benefits – UK politics live

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/badenoch-lays-out-36bn-tory-welfare-cut-plan-and-defends-slashing-disability-benefits-uk-politics-live/
- Published: 2026-11-10T09:14:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T09:22:17+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/10/badenoch-conservative-welfare-cuts-disability-benefits-burnham-politics-latest-news-updates
- Topics: Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Badenoch sets out a Conservative plan to cut welfare by £36bn.
- More than a third of the savings would come from sickness and disability benefits.
- She says the proposals are being published to avoid surprises for voters.

## Summary

Kemi Badenoch is setting out a Conservative plan to cut welfare spending by £36bn, with a speech and policy document called *Welfare That Works*. She says publishing the proposals now would give voters clarity about what a Conservative government would do, and argues that current spending on working-age benefits is harming the economy.

More than a third of the proposed savings would come from sickness and disability benefits. Badenoch says the system should focus on what people can do while maintaining support for those unable to work; the article notes that this portrayal of Labour’s position is misleading and says an upcoming report by Alan Milburn is also expected to emphasise people’s abilities. The proposals have been made before, with the new document offering more detail on how some cuts would be implemented.

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