# Andy Burnham’s first PMQs: Badenoch challenges Labour leader on debt and defence

https://mins.news/en/video/43151

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-03 04:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_BDiFfJ1-M

> UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham faced his first Prime Minister’s Questions in Parliament, where government spending, national debt and defence dominated the session. Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch demanded clearer plans for reducing debt and funding defence, while Burnham defended his approach by stressing fiscal responsibility and debt reduction.

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