Badenoch Accuses Burnham of Delaying Defence Spending Pledge
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has criticised Andy Burnham after he committed to a longer-term NATO defence spending target without endorsing an earlier interim goal.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Andy Burnham of "kicking defence spending into the long grass," according to BBC Politics.
The criticism follows Burnham's commitment to reaching the NATO target of spending 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035, the report said.
However, Burnham did not commit to an interim target of reaching 3% of GDP on defence spending by 2030, according to the BBC.
The BBC report did not provide further detail on the context of Burnham's remarks or Badenoch's full comments.
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