Ex-defence chief warns Burnham must apply 'Moscow test' and govern as 'wartime leader' if he becomes UK PM

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Former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned that Andy Burnham, the frontrunner to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as UK Prime Minister, must apply a "Moscow test" to his policies and govern "almost like a wartime prime minister" to address global threats. The warning comes as the UK government prepares to unveil its Defence Investment Plan ahead of next month's Nato summit in Turkey. Burnham recently stated that future government decisions would need to pass what he called the "Makerfield test."

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bskyEx-defence chief warns Burnham must apply 'Moscow test' and govern as 'wartime leader' if he becomes UK PMtimesofindia.indiatimes.com