Confusion over defence spending at Andy Burnham's first PMQs
We speak to the chair of the Defence Select Committee, after Andy Burnham answered a question about defence spending and appeared to commit to 3% of GDP by 2030.
We speak to the Chair of the Defence Select Committee, after Andy Burnham answered his question about defence spending and appeared to commit to three per cent of GDP by 2030 - but now government sources say that he didn't, or didn't mean to. We'll try to get to the bottom of the confusion.
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