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; -Confirm whether Labour will use a Rwanda-style deal to secure our borders; -Set out a timeline to get foreign-born prisoners out of British prisons; -Pledge no new taxes at the forthcoming budget; and -Stand up to his own backbenchers and cut benefits. In response, Burnham floundered and couldn’t give straight answers to clear, straight questions. Today Badenoch may well ask again about tax, benefit cuts and the economy. And that is because, while Westminster was focused on Burnham’s impressive debut in the Commons yesterday afternoon, the more signi
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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...
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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...
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- 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; -Confirm whether Labour will use a Rwanda-style deal to secure our borders; -Set out a timeline...
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