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Ed Davey tells LBC the UK 'needs to be stronger' in standing up to Trump

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Disabled people and carers will be kept "awake at night" with worry over losing their benefits, Sir Ed Davey has told LBC.

The Liberal Democrat leader revealed that he and others are hugely worried about losing access to cash as a result of the government's welfare crackdown.

DWP boss Liz Kendall yesterday announced a string of reforms which may see hundreds of thousands of Brits lose thousands of pounds a year, as a result of tightening up the criteria.

She said the ballooning welfare budget has become unsustainable - and it's predicted to hit nearly £100bn a year by the end of the decade.

Sir Ed said that he "sincerely hoped" that the cuts wouldn't impact his 17-year-old son John.

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