Burnham refuses to cut benefits to fund defence spending
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Neutral summary
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said “national security can’t come at the expense of social security” and refused to cut benefits to boost defence spending. At PMQs he criticised Conservative proposals to reduce housing benefit by £4 billion, warning they would cause mass homelessness. Burnham also dodged giving a timetable for reaching 3% of GDP on defence, despite having suggested last week the level would be reached by 2030. His government nonetheless reaffirmed its pledge to raise defence spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035.
How it was framed
Outlets: 10. Countries: 2. Facts in the shared core: 2.
Publication timeline
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LabourList (outlet profile)
‘We won’t cut the welfare bill by making people poorer – we need to tackle the causes of poverty’. Conversations about bringing down the social security bill are starting in the wrong place – arguing about what… T…
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Guido Fawkes (outlet profile)
WATCH: 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…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham says he won't cut 'social security' to boost defence as he refuses to give timetable for spending 3% of GDP on military. Braving his second PMQs, Andy Burnham dodged giving a timetable for spending 3 per ce…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
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’.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
National security ‘can’t come at the expense of social security’ – Andy Burnham
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham tells PMQs: I won't cut Britain's benefits bill to boost defence spending. Andy Burnham criticised Conservative proposals to reduce housing benefit by £4 billion
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ConservativeHome (outlet profile)
PMQs – Badenoch and Burnham clash over defence spending, again, with point scoring back on both sides. The Prime Minister outlined 'the Labour way' of funding defence, the Leader of the Opposition told him not only was…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Бернэм отказался сокращать соцрасходы для увеличения бюджета на оборону. Премьер-министр Великобритании добавил, что его правительство все равно подтверждает обещание довести расходы на оборону до 3,5% от ВВП к 2035 году
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The Independent (outlet profile)
I won’t fund national security at the expense of social security, Burnham says. The prime minister was grilled on his commitment to reach 3 per cent for defenced funding by 2030
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City AM (outlet profile)
Burnham insists defence uplift ‘can’t come at expense’ of welfare. Andy Burnham has said an uplift in defence spending will not come “at the expense” of benefits.  During Prime Minister’s Questions, Burnham said “n…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Andy Burnham rules out Tory benefit cut plan to fund extra defence spending. The Prime Minister insisted funding national security 'can’t come at the expense of social security' warning Tory chief Kemi Badenoch plans wo…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
QUENTIN LETTS: The PM flicked through his folder with rising panic. He knew he had a fact in there somewhere. Such things should only happen in nightmares. Andy Burnham, still wearing L-plates, could not find the desire…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
'National security can't come at the expense of social security': Burnham's staggering admission as Kemi says it confirms Labour is officially the Welfare Party. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he was serious about…
Factual core
- Andy Burnham said he will not cut social security to boost defence spending.
- Burnham was questioned about his commitment to reach 3 percent of GDP for defense funding by 2030.