National Security ‘Can’t Come at the Expense of Social Security’ – Andy Burnham

National security ‘can’t come at the expense of social security’ – Andy Burnham

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch highlighted ‘serious threats to national security that cannot wait’.

Kemi Badenoch presses Andy Burnham on defence spending at Prime Minister's Questions

Burnham says 3.5% of GDP will be spent on defence by 2035, with a date for when it will be reach 3% being announced in the spending review next year.

Burnham suggests he won't slash benefits to fund defence in PMQs clash

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Andy Burnham Rules Out Slashing Welfare Budget To Boost Defence Spending

“We do everything to support national security, but it cannot come at the expense of social security,” the PM told Kemi Badenoch.

Burnham Suggests He Won't Cut Benefits to Fund Defence Spending

Eventually he stressed he does want to get the benefits bill down at some nebulous point, presumably having realised what a howler this was...

Andy Burnham says he won't cut 'social security' to boost defence

Braving his second PMQs, Andy Burnham dodged giving a timetable for spending 3 per cent of GDP on the military - despite suggesting last week the level will be reached by 2030.