UK’s Burnham faces first parliament grilling, vows to ‘bring back hope’

The newly appointed British leader takes his first Prime Minister’s Questions a day after making his House of Commons debut.Published On 2 Sep 20262 Sep 2026British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has faced his first grilling in the House of Commons since replacing his predecessor, Keir Starmer, in July.Responding to members of Parliament during the so-called Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Burnham said that the United Kingdom remains fully committed to its military obligations despite growing economic challenges at home.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Inside the UK’s ‘stressful’ cost of living crisis Burnham hopes to tacklelist 2 of 3Britons face ‘risk premium’ for energy as US-Israel war on Iran intensifieslist 3 of 3Will Andy Burnham mark a shift in the UK’s Gaza policy?end of list“We will fully fund the Defence Investment Plan, and at the spending review, we will set out a plan to meet our NATO commitments by 2035,” Burnham said during the questioning, a weekly event often defined by raucous exchanges.“There is no problem with our commitment to defence,” Burnham said.The newly appointed prime minister faced the sharpest criticism from opposition Conservative ...