Key facts
- Kemi Badenoch was expected to pledge £36 billion in welfare cuts, The Independent reported on November 9, 2026.
- Badenoch was expected to say the welfare bill is more than the entire GDP of Ukraine.
- The speech was expected to argue the welfare bill is crushing the UK economy.
- Badenoch was expected to point out that double amputees run marathons.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was expected to use a speech on welfare savings on November 9, 2026 to set out £36 billion in cuts, The Independent reported. The report said she would describe the welfare bill as more than the entire GDP of Ukraine and as crushing the UK economy.
The report also said Badenoch was expected to point out in the speech that double amputees run marathons. The Independent published its account of the planned remarks on November 9, 2026, before the address was delivered.