Why Burnham agrees with Farage
6/9/202618 min
Is Andy Burnham having trouble putting clear teal water between himself and Nigel Farage, following comments calling for a tougher stance on immigration?
Sam Coates has more from Manchester on the state of the Burnham campaign and how his movements after the Makerfield by-election remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Anne McElvoy delves deeper into the defence dilemma – with military chiefs still reportedly in the dark over the contents of the Defence Investment Plan.
As Defence Secretary John Healey prepares to argue that Britain needs to build more military equipment at home, questions remain over whether the government has the money and political will to fund its ambition.
Plus, the duo check in on the latest polling numbers – did Reform UK’s bold response to the Henry Nowak killing fail to resonate with voters?
You can see a full list of candidates standing in the Makerfield by-election here.
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Sam Coates· Host0:28
[upbeat music] Hello, good morning and welcome. It's Tuesday, June the 9th. Defense Secretary John Healey will today say that he's going to use national security to force more defense equipment to be built in Britain, as he argues this afternoon that Britain can still make the big calls it needs to defend itself in future. But after a messy, tense lead up to the defense investment plan, does even he really believe that? My name is Sam Coates of Sky News.
Anne McElvoy· Host1:01
And I'm Anne McElvoy from Politico. International pressure on Britain to step up on defense is growing. President Zelensky used an interview in The Guardian to push the UK to raise its own spending levels, and Britain is on the cusp of taking part in a joint mine sweeping exercise in the Straits of Hormuz, even before a ceasefire. The NATO summit in Turkey, which Donald Trump may or may not attend, is just a month away, but a firm plan to raise UK