Conservatives to set out plan for £47bn of cuts to public spending
Conservatives to set out plan for £47bn of cuts to public spending
The Conservatives will set out proposals later on cutting public spending on welfare, aid and civil servants which the shadow chancellor will say would save £47bn over five years.
Sir Mel Stride is expected to say in his speech to the party's conference in Manchester that there is "no more pretending we can keep spending money we simply do not have".
Proposals include stopping welfare claims for people with "low level mental health problems" and reducing the number of civil servants by around 132,000, a reduction of around a quarter.
Sir Mel will also say his party would reduce aid spending by £7 billion to 0.1% of national income.
The conference in Manchester marks almost one year since Kemi Badenoch was elected party leader.
In the last 12 months, the party has struggled to counter the political threat posed by Reform UK and suffered heavy defeats in this year's local elections .
During their conference, which began on Sunday, the Conservatives are hoping to portray themselves as more competent and more credible - particularly on public spending - than their political rivals.
In his conference speech, Sir Mel will say: "We must get on top of government spending.
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