Mr Burnham was repeatedly asked by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch about a £14billion blackhole in public finances.
Mrs Badenoch, who warned the Prime Minister his “honeymoon is over”, said: “The markets are clearly worried that we now have a spendthrift Prime Minister who wants to say yes to everyone but cannot tell us where the money is coming from.
“He needs to pay for all his new promises and he has a choice: higher taxes, more borrowing or spending cuts.
“Yesterday, he said change begins with honesty. So will he be honest and tell us is he preparing to raise taxes again, yes or no?”
Mr Burnham replied: “I’m not going to do what any Prime Minister has done and is write the Budget here. That would be the matter for my Right Honourable friend…
“But can I also say to her and indeed to the whole of her new shadow cabinet, the majority of whom were part of a government that lasted for 49 days, a short-lived Government that crashed confidence in the economy, hammered people’s mortgages.
“She took a decision at the weekend, she removed a shadow chancellor who said that the Truss mini-budget was a mistake and she replaced that shadow chancellor with one that helped write the Truss mini-budget and dare I remind the House that the leader of the Opposition is on record as saying that Liz Truss is 100 per cent right?
“What other thing can I say… other than God help us?”
The Prime Minister pointed out that the Chancellor has already cut VAT on energy bills and insisted the Budget was being brought forward to address the cost-of-living crisis.
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Just Stop Oil stages major demonstration outside Parliament during Andy Burnham’s first PMQs
A Just Stop Oil protest involving 60 people has blocked a road outside Parliament, regarded as the activist group’s return.
During Andy Burnham’s first Prime Minister’s Questions, the climate activists blocked a road outside the Parliament building in Westminster.
Just Stop Oil declared on social media that they “are back”.
The activist group said: “60 people are blocking the road outside Parliament as Burnham’s first PMQs begins.
“Oil and gas projects are a death sentence. The Government must sign a fossil fuel treaty.
“We are Just Stop Oil now.”
Danny Kruger questions Andy Burnham on unemployment
Reform UK MP Danny Kruger has questioned the Prime Minister on unemployment.
He asked Mr Burnham if he can accept that the way to get young people into work is through “meaningful tax cuts for businesses” and to ensure that people who can work are doing so.
Mr Burnham agreed young people not in education should be in work.
He said: “I believe they want to work”.
Andy Burnham under fire from own MPs over failure to commit to defence spending.
Andy Burnham has been attacked by one of Labour’s most senior backbenchers
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Andy Burnham has come under fire from one of Labour’s most senior backbenchers over his failure to commit to defence spending.
The Prime Minister’s refusal to say if the Government would commit to spending three per cent of GDP on defence by 2030.
Tan Dhesi, the Labour chairman of the defence select committee, said: “The British people should be under no illusion that the nation faces a significantly increased threat level especially from Russia but also we have a US leadership for whom European security is no longer a focus or priority.
“And that is why it is imperative that we invest in our Armed Forces in the here and now rather than be sorry later. Indeed, defence is definitely one area where vibes alone just isn’t going to be enough.
“So rather than kick the can down the road, waiting for a fiscal event in a future year, will the Prime Minister urgently commit to charting a pathway to reach 3 per cent of GDP spend on defence by 2030, which as his Chancellor rightly noted is critical to keep our country safe?”
Mr Burnham said: “I’ve made that commitment, made it very clear, and I have done for a considerable period of time. And I was in Ukraine last week for a specific reason, to repeat it on the world stage there so the Honourable gentleman can be absolutely sure of that.
“But I think as well as our commitment to our defence we also have to build the resilience of Britain.”
Andy Burnham vows to change approach to neighbourhood policing
Andy Burnham has vowed to change the approach to neighbourhood policing.
When questioned on his approach to policing by Labour backbench Kim Leadbeater, Mr Burnham replied: “She’s speaking for many people at home who will be nodding away when she says what she’s said.
“I spoke to these issues in the Makerfield by-election where we had an illegal waste tip that just looked like no-one was taking any action on.
“Fireworks, I think there is a case for going further, regulating those. But on antisocial behaviour more broadly, I supported Greater Manchester Police in taking the toughest possible approach to antisocial behaviour through Operation Vulcan. I think it can be extended elsewhere.
“We shouldn’t accept that this is just the daily norm in communities.
“I happen to support the ‘broken window’ theory of policing, if you let small things go, bigger things come along, and we should change the way we think about neighbourhood policing, as the Home Secretary is doing.”
Britain’s relationship with EU is ‘imperative’, believes Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham believes a strong relationship between Britain and the EU is ‘imperative’
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Andy Burnham believes a strong relationship between Britain and the EU is “imperative”.
Speaking in the Commons, the Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, said: “The prime minister said yesterday that Brexit ushered in a decade of low growth and stalled regeneration. He is right.
“Our economy is stuck in this mess thanks to the Conservatives and the leader of Reform and their terrible Brexit deal.
“He says there is no way to end the cost of living crisis or cut government borrowing if there is no economic growth.
“The answer is staring him in the face. Join the single market, get a new deal with Europe and cut costs for families, businesses and government. It’s the bold step our country desperately needs.”
Sir Ed said: “Will the Prime Minister take it?”
The Prime Minister replied: “I will build on the work of my predecessor.
“There are issues facing British farming right now, and there are issues facing British Steel right now, and the Made in Europe agenda could pose significant problems for British Steel.
“We are approaching a UK-EU summit in the next couple of months.
“It is imperative, I believe, that we work hard to get a good deal for British Steel, for British farming, as part of that new deal that [Davey] talks about.”