Double amputee marathon runner criticises Badenoch for ‘weaponising his success’
Paralympian Richard Whitehead ‘gobsmacked’ at Tory leader’s speech over proposed £36bn welfare cuts
The double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead has criticised Kemi Badenoch for “weaponising his sporting success” to justify her proposed £36bn welfare cuts.
In a speech this week, the Conservative party leader used the example of “double amputees running marathons” to explain the reasoning behind her proposed cuts to disability benefits, which she said were enabling people to “live a life of dependency”.
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RASIPOGULA GOPAL
Sr. Reporter
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