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What will Burnham do on defence? With Professor Michael Clarke
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30:44Now PlayingIs Britain ready for war?
In the third instalment of Sam and Anne's Summer Boxset, they're joined by Sky's defence and security analyst Professor Michael Clarke to ask: Can Burnham's government keep Britain safe?
From Ukraine to the Middle East, the trio examine the challenge facing Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and ask whether the government can afford what it wants to do on defence.
They also ask whether Burnham will approach Trump differently to Starmer and what the possible blowback from providing Ukraine with weapons to strike Russia could be.
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