Badenoch proposes austerity pact with Starmer to cut welfare for defence spending
By
Willem Moore
Front-window bakery material. Catches the eye, delivers the goods.
Summary
Kemi Badenoch has written to Keir Starmer proposing a pact between the Conservative Party and Labour to implement further austerity measures, specifically cutting welfare spending to fund defence. The letter cites Tony Blair's support for the idea. The article criticizes this proposal as giving handouts to defence contractors at the expense of the British public, framing it as evidence of the two-party duopoly converging on austerity policies.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOur Armed Forces cannot defend Britain on empty promises and delayed plans.
Keir Starmer's Defence Ministers resigned as his plan falls short. Their warnings are extremely serious.
I've written to the PM offering the support of my MPs to vote to cut welfare to fund defence.
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