‘It’s fake!’: Burnham accused of inflating defence spend as he hits 100 days as PM

In Tuesday’s episode of The Daily T, Tim Stanley and Jacob Rees-Mogg are joined by Sir Ben Wallace, the former Tory defence secretary. Sir Ben has accused the Government (telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/26/labour-fac…) of falsifying spending on the defence budget in order to appear closer to reaching the pledged 3 per cent of GDP by 2030. He criticised the Government for taking only a superficial step towards the target (telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/22/ex-army-ch…) and falling behind its European allies. He said: “Germany, Poland, the Baltics, Scandinavians, have put their money where their mouth is. Denmark even cancelled a public holiday to increase tax revenues to fund it. We have done press releases.”
Tim and Jacob also discuss Andy Burnham’s first 100 days in office (telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/10/27/hundred-da…), exploring the difficulties associated with coming in in mid-term. They explore the changes he has made and the promises he has made for the future – and whether a snap election (telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10/26/daily-t-burnha…) could be on the horizon.

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Highlights:
• Tim and Jacob discuss Andy Burnham's first 100 days in office.
• Ben Wallace accuses the government of falsifying spending on the defence budget.
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