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Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch says

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent · The Guardian · World
Published 4 Oct 2026, 8:00 am·4 d ago·1 min read
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Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more The Conservatives have unveiled a proposed £700m childcare giveaway for high earners ahead of their annual conference, saying they would end the “cliff edge” where free entitlement ends at salaries above £100,000. The plan, set out the day before the event begins in Birmingham, follows the earlier proposal by Kemi Badenoch’s party to abolish most stamp duty , another change to taxation that would disproportionately benefit wealthier people. Continue reading...

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