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UK Tories Consider Reinstating Two-Child Benefit Cap for Defence

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The Conservative Party in the UK is exploring options to bolster defence funding, with one proposal involving the reinstatement of the two-child benefit cap. This policy, which limits child benefit payments to the first two children in a family, was initially introduced to curb welfare spending. Reinstating it specifically for defence funding is sparking debate within the party, raising questions about the social implications of prioritizing defence spending over family support.

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The Guardian English 11 apr. 2026, 16:17 (acum 2 ore)

Tories would reinstate two-child benefit cap to fund defence, says Badenoch

Conservative leader promises biggest peacetime rearmament effort in UK history if her party is re-electedThe Conservatives would reinstate the two-child benefit cap and use the savings for a wide-ranging spending splurge on defence in what Kemi Badenoch said would be “the biggest peacetime programme of rearmament in our country’s history”.Speaking at a defence conference in London, the Tory leader criticised the government for Britain’s “lack of readiness” for war, which has been exposed by rece

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