ALT Alt text: Screenshot of a Times article on a smartphone. The headline reads: “Andy Burnham: I’ll cut welfare bill to fund defence.” The article quotes the Greater Manchester mayor describing a plan to reduce welfare spending by helping more people into work rather than making what he calls “crude cuts.” A highlighted passage states that reducing the welfare bill would free up more money for defence and that Burnham is “not squeamish” about saying so. Another section cites Alan Milburn’s finding that for every £25 spent on welfare, £1 is spent on employment support. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Andy Burnham seated indoors, leaning on a red-upholstered bench.

ALT Alt text: Screenshot of a Times article on a smartphone. The headline reads: “Andy Burnham: I’ll cut welfare bill to fund defence.” The article quotes the Greater Manchester mayor describing a plan to reduce welfare spending by helping more people into work rather than making what he calls “crude cuts.” A highlighted passage states that reducing the welfare bill would free up more money for defence and that Burnham is “not squeamish” about saying so. Another section cites Alan Milburn’s finding that for every £25 spent on welfare, £1 is spent on employment support. The article is accompanied by a photograph of Andy Burnham seated indoors, leaning on a red-upholstered bench.