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WATCH: Tories set out plan to slash welfare spending by as much as £33billion to fund defence

WATCH: Tories set out plan to slash welfare spending by as much as £33billion to fund defence
Sources: GB News

Shadow Defence Secretary James Cartlidge has outlined how the Tories will cut £33billion in welfare spending and other areas in order to bolster Britain's defences. Speaking to GB News, Mr Cartlidge said of the plans: "We set out £23billion of welfare savings at conference, which enable us essentially to announce our economy package, with measures like cutting stamp duty to get the economy going.

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