PMQs comes as Resolution Foundation says it is not ‘realistic’ to think defence spending can increase without tax rises Good morning. Andy Burnham will face PMQs for the first time as PM today but he already has a fairly good idea of the questions he might get from Kemi Badenoch because she rehearsed them all yesterday. Here is an excerpt from the press release the Conservatives put out yesterday summarising those questions – and their take on how Burnham responded. Kemi Badenoch asked if Burnham would: -Set out a plan to get defence spending to 3% of GDP; Continue reading...
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Andy Burnham to face first PMQs – UK politics live
Andy Burnham will participate in his first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today. Ahead of this, Kemi Badenoch of the Conservatives reportedly previewed questions she intended to ask, including a query about Burnham's plan to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP.
Andrew SparrowThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-09-02 · 07:52 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Andy Burnham will participate in his first Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) today. Ahead of this, Kemi Badenoch of the Conservatives reportedly previewed questions she intended to ask, including a query about Burnham's plan to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP. The article notes that the Resolution Foundation has stated it is not realistic to expect defense spending to rise without tax increases. The Conservative press release summarized Badenoch's questions and Burnham's responses.
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The Conservatives put out a press release summarising questions from Kemi Badenoch and her take on Burnham's response.
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Resolution Foundation states it is not realistic to think defence spending can increase without tax rises.
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Kemi Badenoch asked if Burnham would set out a plan to get defence spending to 3% of GDP.
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Andy Burnham will face Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) for the first time.
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