Kemi Badenoch: I will save £13billion by slashing handouts for mild anxiety and 'routine' back pain

Daily Mail - Oct 4, 2026

Ms Badenoch said 'mild anxiety, ADHD or routine back pain do not mean you cannot work', as she vowed to end 'cash handouts that leave people trapped in a cycle of worklessness'.

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Kemi Badenoch: I will save £13billion by slashing handouts for mild anxiety and 'routine' back pain

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Monthly stipend for senior, junior resident doctors to increase from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh: Uttarakhand CM Dhami

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