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Stride defends Tory plan to slash overseas aid spending to 0.1% of national income – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in ManchesterMel Stride, the shadow chancellor, has defended plans to slash spending on overseas aid to 0.1% of national income – the lowest level on record.In an interview on ITV’s Good...

Tories say people denied benefits in UK can return to home countries

Mel Stride outlines plans to slash £47bn a year from public spending, including £23bn welfare cutUK politics live – latest updatesOverseas nationals denied benefits under a Conservative plan to limit social security to UK citizens would have the option to return to...

Tories claim they could save £47bn by slashing welfare, overseas aid and civil service – UK politics live

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride sets out cost-cutting plans as Tory party conference continues in ManchesterAnd this is what the Conservative party says about how it would cut welfare spending by £23bn over the course of the next parliament. (See 7.59am.) In its news...