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Double amputee marathon runner criticises Badenoch for ‘weaponising his success’

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The Guardian World FIRST 35m ago 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 lif