The Tory leader took aim at the Prime Minister and Reform UK leader.

Kemi Badenoch has torn into Starmer and Farage (Image: GETTY)

Kemi Badenoch lashed out at Sir Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage for being in a “race to the bottom” over welfare. The Tory leader launched her fiery attack on the Prime Minister and the Reform UK leader over scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

Writing in the Daily Mail, she said: “This week we have seen Labour and Reform in a race to the bottom to scrap the two-child benefit cap. Apparently, Starmer and Farage now believe in getting taxpayers – many of whom are struggling to raise their own children or choosing not to have them in the first place – to fund unlimited child support for others.

“That’s not fair, it’s not sustainable and it’s not even compassionate. Welfare traps people, builds dependency and it drives up costs for everyone.

“While Labour and Reform are content to make promises they can’t keep, I won’t. The Conservatives are going to be the party of sound money and fiscal responsibility once again.”

Mrs Badenoch insisted the Tories believe in “personal responsibility” and welfare as a “safety net” rather than a “way of life”.

Her intervention comes after Mr Farage earlier this week pledged to axe the two-child benefit cap if his insurgent party takes power.

The Prime Minister has also sparked speculation he is set to ditch the cap after dodging questions on the issue yesterday.

Mrs Badenoch said both leaders’ comments on the cap showed they were “content to make promises they can’t keep”, arguing the Conservatives were “going to be the party of sound money and fiscal responsibility again”.

The cap, introduced by the Conservatives in 2017, prevents Universal Credit claimants from receiving additional benefits for a third or subsequent child born after April 5 2017.