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Bridget Phillipson: “Kemi Badenoch's Tories held young people back and caused the welfare bill to spiral. To pretend she's suddenly on the…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
Kemi Badenoch's Tories held young people back and caused the welfare bill to spiral. To pretend she's suddenly on the side of young people is frankly insulting.
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Bridget Phillipson
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Conservative policies on youth welfare.

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