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Evening Standard
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Rachael Burford

Andy Burnham tells PMQs: I won't cut Britain's benefits bill to boost defence spending

Britain’s social security bill will not be cut to help boost defence spending, the Prime Minister has said.

Andy Burnham criticised Conservative proposals to reduce housing benefit by £4billion, arguing that national security “can’t come at the expense of social security”.

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