Badenoch says the PM has failed to grow the economy and "the only thing that's grown is the welfare bill", but Starmer says Labour is reforming a system left by the Tories. How does UK defence spending compare to welfare? By Ben Chu A little earlier, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch criticised the government over defence spending, saying: "We are spending so much on welfare we cannot afford to defend the country." Badenoch als... [6801 chars]
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