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Kemi says Britain about to collapse under the weight of welfare after Chancellor refuses to cut handouts in Budget

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Wilcock, D. (2026, October 28). Kemi says Britain about to collapse under the weight of welfare after Chancellor refuses to cut handouts in Budget. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246005/Kemi-Britain-collapse-weight-welfare-Budget.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-28 · by David Wilcock

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Kemi Badenoch criticized the UK Chancellor John Healey for not cutting welfare handouts during his recent Budget announcement. The Chancellor introduced tax rises and spending plans amid forecasts of a slowing economy; specifically, he set aside £5.5 billion to increase benefits by 3.5 percent in line with inflation while also raising taxes on banks and gambling firms. Badenoch argued that Britain is headed toward economic collapse due to high welfare costs, whereas Healey defended the measures as necessary support for households during a global economic downturn.
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Chancellor John Healey presented the UK's first budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham on October 28, 2026, addressing high inflation and government spending levels amid turmoil from the Iran war. The budget included £1 billion for social and affordable housing in England, bringing total funding to over £40 billion. Additionally, Healey announced a new borrowing facility of £1.5 billion to boost local growth and devolve more power to regional leaders in England. Despite these measures, Healey faced criticism for not committing firmly to meeting defence spending targets of 3.5% of GDP by 2035 as promised to NATO.

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70 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
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🔮 Amid questions over when Mr Healey will set out plans for defence spending to hit 3 per cent of GDP the committee chairman warned 'we risk leaving ourselves seriously vulnerable' in the event of a major conflict.
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The Conservative leader hit out at Chancellor John Healey after he unveiled a raft of tax rises and spending plans in his autumn fiscal showpiece in the Commons Mr Healey said the UK was being battered by a global economic storm, with the Budget watchdog slashing its forecast for gross domestic product growth next year He said two long-awaited welfare reviews will report next month, after reforms were kicked off until later in the Parliament.
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🔮 Mr Healey said the UK was being battered by a global economic storm, with the Budget watchdog slashing its forecast for gross domestic product growth next year.

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Britain is on the brink of collapsing under the cost of benefit handouts. asserted
Britain → collapse → handouts
Kemi Badenoch warned today after Labour left them untouched in the Budget. asserted
Labour → warn → Budget
The Conservative leader hit out at Chancellor John Healey after he unveiled a raft of tax rises and spending plans in his autumn fiscal showpiece in the Commons. asserted
he → hit → Commons
Mr Healey said the UK was being battered by a global economic storm, with the Budget watchdog slashing its forecast for gross domestic product growth next year. asserted
watchdog → say → growth
The public finances have also taken a battering, with the cost of borrowing soaring and the UK spending £14billion more on debt interest this year. asserted
UK → take → interest
Mr Healey hiked taxes on banks and gambling firms to provide “breathing space” he promised for households and high street businesses. But at the same time he has set aside £5.5billion to uprate benefits paid to 10million people by 3.5 per cent, in line with inflation. asserted
he → hike → inflation
The Conservative leader hit out at Chancellor John Healey after he unveiled a raft of tax rises and spending plans in his autumn fiscal showpiece in the Commons Mr Healey said the UK was being battered by a global economic storm, with the Budget watchdog slashing its forecast for gross domestic product growth next year He said two long-awaited welfare reviews will report next month, after reforms were kicked off until later in the Parliament. asserted
reforms → hit → Parliament
The bill will be brought down in a 'Labour way,' he said, after Mr Burnham dismissed 'crude cuts'. asserted
Burnham → bring → cuts
Responding to his Budget in the Commons, Mrs Badenoch said: 'Britain is about to collapse under the weight of welfare. asserted
Britain → respond → welfare
We have to start showing people some tough love. asserted
We → have → love
He talks about giving people breathing space but they are the ones chocking the economy.' asserted
they → talk → economy
The energy bills support package will cost £2.6billion, with around 20 million households in council tax bands A to D receiving £100 from the Government this winter to help with the bills. asserted
households → cost → bills
Mr Healey said he was “looking to our banks to help fund breathing space for British families”, with the bank tax hiked by an extra 3 per cent for 15 months from January. asserted
he → say → January
Mr Healey also announced an increase in gambling taxes to pay for business rates relief for high street firms. asserted
Healey → announce → firms
He said it would mean that 70,000 businesses would be taken out of paying rates altogether “meaning half of our shops, restaurants and gyms will now pay no business rates at all”. asserted
half → say → rates
Despite the economic difficulties, the Office for Budget Responsibility increased its forecast for economic growth in 2026 from 1.1 per cent in March this year to 1.2 per cent. asserted
Office → increase → cent
But the forecast for gross domestic product (GDP) growth was slashed from 1.6 per cent to just 1.0 per cent in 2027. asserted
forecast → slash → 2027
The forecast is then unchanged at 1.6 per cent in 2028 before rising to 1.8 per cent in 2029, then 1.7 per cent in 2030 against forecasts of 1.5 per cent in each of those years, then 1.6 per cent in 2031. asserted
forecast → rise → 2031
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