'We do everything to support our national security, but it can't come at the expense of social security.' Prime Minister Andy Burnham discusses Labour's plan to increase defence spending, as Kemi Badenoch calls for changes to welfare to fund a boost in spending.

I would say the millions of foreigners destroying our country is our greatest threat , this government cannot even admit it.

So you’re saying that if it was a choice between the two you’d keep paying layabouts and let the country get invaded? At last some truth.

£407 Billion on Social Security £63 Billion on National Security If we reduced Social Security by just 15% we could increase Defence expenditure by 100% This is a political choice not an economic one, to degrade Britain.

Managed to find £100 million for Ukraine though, despite having to cut £30 million worth of training for our own troops. Unbelievable 🤦🏼‍♂️

"We do everything to support our national security" 🙄 In the eyes of millions they are the greatest threat to national security. This dangerous puppet will take us to the precipice. The BDAA 🇬🇧

You won’t have ��social security” if you can’t defend yourselves!

There is no social security without national security, resign.

Mate, if we keep prioritising benefits over defence we’ll have neither left when it actually matters. Priorities are backwards.

If these tw@ts get re-elected I am seriously also gonna consider leaving. Not for financial reasons but for safety reasons.

Slight modification. It can’t come at the expense of votes. There, corrected.

Burnham for boats and Burqa's and Ed Sillyband are hell bent on ruining this country.

At least @andyburnham has finally come clean, he prefers paying welfare over our defence. Now he will break the manifesto pledge on taxes.... let's have a GE, none of us really voted for this idiot.

He just said it. His priority is the welfare state. Not defence, not health, not education. Getting as many on benefits as possible and taxing everyone stupid enough to work to pay for them. When we all own nothing and are (un)happy where will the money come from?

Oh dear…the UK is gubbed. Young people get out while you can.

AYYYY? Increase welfare and build council houses to fund defence.

What's the point in spending money on defence when they can't stop a rubber dingy.

The new hire is already screwing up and it’s only week 2…. No wonder he avoided scrutiny for as long as possible 🤡

Who can we tax to pay more benefits becomes which bit of national security can we leave exposed to pay more benefits.

Its morphed from a safety net into a lifestyle choice for many people, it should be returned to a safety net only, if you cant be bothered to work, then you get nothing, or are forced to do community work for any social payments.

But our national security should come before pandering for votes in a by-election

Kemi Just got you Cartoon Andy, Social security is more important than national security! The question I would have asked does Ukraines defence paid by us come before our armed services , our security ! Is chagos paid from the same pot the DEFENCE BUDGET ?

@andyburnham exposed himself. Didn’t take long to look weaker than Starmer. Proof that the scum in Labour will put the dossers on benefits before the defence of the realm.

“…at the expense of upsetting our voter base” - fixed it! 👍🏻

I can remember before we had a benifits culture our parents worked to pay their bills and dads worked all day and when they got home the mums went and did office cleaning or bar work in the evenings and they were proud to do so.

Our politicians have made many ludicrous pronouncements in recent years, but I think this is the pinnacle of stupid. Social security can only exist thanks to national security.

wtf is he on about , building more homes won’t fund defense.

There will be no social security unless there’s national security.

We need these backward goons out of office. The country is bankrupt.

If we’re invaded there won’t be any welfare.

National security first . The social security you pay out is a bribe to those who vote for Labour because they want to sit at home breeding children who are not British.

So so wrong @andyburnham National Security must come first, otherwise one does not have the nation. Social security comes from having a safe secure country, thriving in such abundance that there is surplus to supply a safety net for those less fortunate.

Burnham: ‘Ah thanks Kemi, it was really kind of you to offer to write my speech for me today… The others said you’d put something so ludicrously insane for me to say in it that I shouldn’t let you do it, but I’m sure it’ll be fine…’ 😂🤦‍♀️

The first and most fundamental role of government is to protect its people—their lives, rights, security and territory. Everything else rests on the government first maintaining order and defending the nation from threats, both internal and external.

this total bunch of wankers say national security with a straight face whilst importing some of the most dangerous people from the third world and putting them right next to schools and in communities. traitors, frauds, self serving cosplay communist vermin.

Oh, so that's the route you're going down, @andyburnham? Try to make @KemiBadenoch look like today bad one? So now we have... Margaret Thatcher Liz Truss Brexit Kemi Badenoch Who next, I wonder?