Badenoch: I will cut welfare to hit 3pc target on defence
Number 10 said Burnham had not committed to 3% of GDP for defence by 2030, after he told the Commons he had.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the Commons he had committed to 3% of GDP for defence spending by 2030, but Number 10 corrected the record, stating he had not made that commitment.
- Conservative leader Badenoch vowed on Thursday to reach 3% of GDP for defence spending by 2030, setting out fully costed plans to increase funding by the end of the parliament.
- Earlier this year, John Healy resigned as defence secretary, warning that failing to commit to the 3% target would make Britain less safe, intensifying pressure on the Prime Minister.
- Badenoch reminded the Prime Minister yesterday that being a leader is not about being a "people pleaser," warning he will be judged on delivery rather than rhetoric.
- With borrowing costs higher than they have been in 18 years, the Prime Minister faces significant economic constraints as Labour Government policies have allegedly driven up energy prices.
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