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National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says

BBC News Politics · 9 September 2026 at 15:53

National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says

The prime minister says he will fund defence and get the welfare bill down in "the Labour way".

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National security can't come at expense of social security, Burnham says

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