‘Reform’s benefits bombshell: Robert Jenrick vows to slash £50 billion from welfare and ban a million foreign nationals from claiming — plus the Jason Arday fallout, Britain’s emergency-alert fiasco and criminals spared jail’

The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show · Aug 17, 2026 · 39m

‘Reform UK has unveiled plans to radically overhaul Britain’s welfare state — cutting £50 billion from the bill, introducing in-person disability assessments and barring more than a million foreign nationals from claiming most benefits.

Also: the furious row following the death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, as supporters demand an inquiry into his treatment by the media and a crowdfunding appeal passes £145,000.

Julia examines the allegations surrounding Arday’s academic record, Cambridge University’s failure to conduct proper checks, and the students who say they were failed by…