But, still, Mr Burnham, with his Chancellor in tow, has faltered on revealing his plan to increase defence spending in line with targets as dictated by Nato.
John Healey previously resigned as Sir Keir Starmer’s Defence Secretary, saying he was frustrated that the Government was failing to raise defence spending to three per cent of GDP by 2030.
However, as Mr Burnham’s Chancellor, he postponed the major increase in defence spending until next year.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused Labour of failing to fund the Armed Forces amid growing threats in an increasingly dangerous world.
She told GB News: “If we get attacked, and we can see countries like Russia and Iran are getting bolder, we need to get ready. We saw the attack on RAF Fairford. We can see that things are changing.”