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Andy Burnham Tears Into Kemi Badenoch With Timely Liz Truss Reminder

Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch Andy Burnham hit back at Kemi Badenoch's criticism over his delayed appearance in front of fellow MPs with a quick reminder of Liz Truss. The prime minister succeeded Keir Starmer on July 20, just days after Westminster's scheduled summer recess began.

Andy Burnham Tears Into Kemi Badenoch With Timely Liz Truss Reminder
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Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch Andy Burnham hit back at Kemi Badenoch's criticism over his delayed appearance in front of fellow MPs with a quick reminder of Liz Truss.

The prime minister succeeded Keir Starmer on July 20, just days after Westminster's scheduled summer recess began.

So the Conservatives ' leader Badenoch used her first opportunity on Tuesday to remind MPs how Burnham enjoyed the summer without much scrutiny.

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Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch Andy Burnham hit back at Kemi Badenoch's criticism over his delayed appearance in front of fellow MPs with a quick reminder of Liz Truss. The prime minister succeeded Keir Starmer on July 20, just days after Westminster's scheduled summer recess began. So the Conservatives ' leader Badenoch used her first opportunity on Tuesday to remind MPs how Burnham enjoyed the summer without much scrutiny.

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  • Her own MPs kicked her out following the economic turmoil caused by her disastrous mini-Budget, which contained £45 billion of unfunded tax cuts, sending interest rate...
  • Burnham replied: "The Honorable Lady said the fact that I had been in my position for 43 days.
  • "Can I turn that round and say that means in six days, this government will have outlived the Truss government?
  • Will be here for a lot, lot longer." Truss was forced out of office in October 2022, after just 49 days in Downing Street.

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