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I'm a classic old school Conservative, says Kemi Badenoch
The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".
The Guardian
Badenoch says Tories want policies ‘for everybody’ as she defends plan to let millionaires get free childcare – UK politics live
Conservative leader defends plan to extend free childcare to high earners, as Tory conference begins in Birmingham today On Friday the Times revealed that Katie Lam , the communities secretary, told a meeting in private earlier this year that the state pension system needs a fundamental overhaul. Speaking in June, when she was a frontbencher but not yet in the shadow cabinet, Lam was asked at a meeting with activists if she thought the pensions triple lock was sustainable. She replied: Ultimately I think what we will need in the end is an entirely new pension system. I mean, a baby that is born today has a 20% chance of living to be 100 and I don’t think we can fund one in five people half of their lives, you know, for the first 20 and the last 30 years. But obviously if you are 90 you probably can’t go out and get a job right, so I think you have to be realistic about how you would tape
NPR Politics
Midterm voting is underway. Some voters are relying on AI to make a decision
Voters are already voting in the midterms. This year, some voters are trying something new to get ready for the election: asking AI to help research their ballot and even decide who to vote for.
BBC Politics
Daughter of MP murdered five years ago tells BBC politicians still at risk
Katie Amess questions if anything has changed to protect politicians five years after her father's death.
BBC Politics
Courts backlog will fall despite scrapping of jury trial plan, minister says
Proposals to limit jury trials were first introduced by former justice secretary David Lammy last year.
BBC Politics
Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference
The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".