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Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference

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The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".

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Section: Politics
By: Becky Morton, Kate Whannel
Published: Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC
Updated: Oct 4, 2026, 11:04 AM UTC

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The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder".

YahooBadenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference

Kemi Badenoch proposes scrapping inheritance tax, easing the childcare cliff for higher earners and pledges new prison places and pension protections.

Briefs FinanceKemi Badenoch pushes to scrap inheritance tax and fix childcare cliff at Tory gathering

For 30 years, Britain’s political class has been in agreement: tackling inequality is the great moral challenge of the age. High-earners – people who have worked hard, taken a risk, and succeeded – are not to be encouraged, but rather squeezed for all they are worth. The state’s primary role is to seize wealth and…

AOL.comBadenoch is right to end the war on high-earners

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Tory

Conservative political philosophy

A Tory is an individual who supports a political philosophy known as Toryism, based on a British version of traditionalist conservatism which upholds the established social order as it has evolved through the history of Great Britain. The Tory ethos has been summed up with the phrase "God, King and Country". Tories are monarchists, were historically of a high church Anglican religious heritage, and were opposed to the liberalism of the Whig party.

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Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conferenceYahoo18 hr. ago
Kemi Badenoch pushes to scrap inheritance tax and fix childcare cliff at Tory gatheringBriefs Finance12 hr. ago
Badenoch is right to end the war on high-earnersAOL.com33 hr. ago
Kemi Badenoch Pledges to Scrap £100,000 Childcare Salary Cap: A £700 Million Pledge to End the "Cliff Edge"bbntimes.com15 hr. ago
Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch saystheguardian.comUnited Kingdom33 hr. ago
Kemi Badenoch declares Tories ‘common sense' party as she unveils key blueprintaol.co.ukUnited Kingdom13 hr. ago
Badenoch to cut public servants to fund childcare for high earnersinkl33 hr. ago
Tories pledge to end £100,000 childcare ‘cliff edge’ on eve of conferenceRuncorn and Widnes WorldUnited Kingdom33 hr. ago
Badenoch to cut public servants to fund childcare for high earnersNewswav20 hr. ago
Kemi Badenoch vows Tories will ‘win next election’ as she unveils blueprint for governmentDaily ExpressUnited Kingdom14 hr. ago
Kemi Badenoch slams absurd childcare cliff edge and vows to scrap £100,000 cap for allupday News23 hr. ago

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