Kemi Badenoch boosted the Tory faithful – and her own chances of survival – with a surprise £9bn giveaway pledge to abolish stamp duty , piling pressure on Rachel Reeves ahead of next month’s budget.

The Tory leader unveiled the eye-catching promise in her speech to close the party’s often moribund conference in Manchester , to rapturous applause from the faithful.

A spokesman for Badenoch challenged Reeves to slash welfare and cut taxes at November’s Budget to boost flagging growth. He told The i Paper : “We need to cut Government spending, cut welfare, live within our means, and get our property market moving.” New Feature

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Badenoch said her stamp duty pledge would be funded from £47bn of savings identified by the Tories, incl

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