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

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Paralympic marathon runner Richard Whitehead criticized Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch for citing his sporting success in support of proposed £36 billion cuts to disability benefits. Whitehead said Badenoch had “weaponised” his achievement, while the proposal has been framed by her as reducing dependency.

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”. Continue reading...