Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham

‘To be able to afford strong defence you’ve got to have a strong economy’ says Chancellor

Prime Minister Keir Starmer was on the defensive at PMQs, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch attacked him for leaving a mess for Andy Burnham over defence spending.

Sir Keir has left a fiscal mess for Andy Burnham to clean up

Editorial: A £4.7bn shortfall in the Defence Investment Plan is some legacy for the PM to leave his successor to fund, especially after complaining so bitterly about the ‘black hole’ left by his own predecessors

British premier defends defense spending plan as opposition questions funding

Opposition leader Badenoch challenges government's defense investment strategy, arguing it falls short of what military leaders have said is required

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.

Kemi Badenoch launches scathing attack on Starmer over £5bn defence hole

Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch clashed at the Despatch box during the Prime Minister's second-last PMQs on Wednesday.

Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending ‘mess to his successor’

Tory leader accuses Starmer of ‘leaving this mess to his successor’