News thumbnail
World / Wed, 02 Sep 2026 BBC

Will Burnham find PMQs as 'nail biting' and 'nerve wracking' as Blair did?

The new prime minister looked at ease making an argument and articulating his political creed. But beyond a few nuggets of news – he will attend the COP climate summit later this autumn, he blames Brexit for damaging the economy, he suggested, without detail, he would find the money to crank up defence spending – we did not learn much we did not already know.

The new prime minister looked at ease making an argument and articulating his political creed. But beyond a few nuggets of news – he will attend the COP climate summit later this autumn, he blames Brexit for damaging the economy, he suggested, without detail, he would find the money to crank up defence spending – we did not learn much we did not already know.

© All Rights Reserved.