Burnham to face questions from Badenoch at first PMQs since party conferences

Andy Burnham is facing questions from Kemi Badenoch as Prime Minister's Questions returns – watch live above

It is the first PMQs since September, as MPs were away from Westminster for nearly four weeks due to the party conference season recess

In his first conference speech as PM, Burnham vowed to adjust the state pension triple lock from 2030 to help fund a national care service

Meanwhile, Badenoch told the Conservative Party conference she would scrap inheritance tax on family homes – here's a reminder of what the other parties pledged

It comes as Chancellor John Healey will reveal his first Budget in two weeks' time

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Before we hear from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, Andy Burnham is asked by a backbench MP whether anyone associated with running Manchester City football club raised the charges they have been found guilty of with him or a member of his team.

Burnham replies that the football club did not raise these issues, and he's happy for "everything to be set out in full".

That's why, he says, he asked the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to set out a full statement of his key dealings with the club's owners – which was published on Monday.

"And that is the position," he says.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingBrian WheelerReporting from the House of Commons

Big cheers from the Labour benches as Andy Burnham takes his seat.

They are in a good mood after what they saw as a successful conference.

Kemi Badenoch also got a rousing welcome from her troops, who are feeling equally chipper. It could be a noisy session.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Andy Burnham is ready at the dispatch box for this week's PMQs.

We'll bring you all his key comments when he begins shortly, and you can watch the prime minister's exchanges with Kemi Badenoch and other MPs by tapping watch live at the top of the page.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty ImagesWithin the last month, Andy Burnham has been under pressure to clarify his previous discussions with Man City since the club was found guilty of having "systematically" broken Premier League financial rules – a ruling it has said it will appeal.

Burnham, who was the mayor of Greater Manchester before becoming PM, has been criticised for saying he would be "really concerned" if the club decided to sell, following the findings.

His remarks were branded "completely out of touch" and "extraordinary" by the Tories and took many in the football community by surprise.

Now, it has emerged that Burham had two hospitality dinners with Manchester City football club's chairman while mayor of Greater Manchester – a detail which was not provided in a statement from Greater Manchester Combined Authority about his meetings with the club, which was issued on Monday.

Downing Street has defended the two dinners with Man City's chairman, saying this was hospitality received at home games, which had been declared, rather than separate meetings with the club chairman.

You can read more about this in our news story.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing The prime minister is about to face his third session of Prime Minister's Questions.

We're poised on the news desk to bring you the latest lines and analysis – the session will start in just a few moments. You can watch live by clicking play at the top of this page.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Burnham told MPs on Monday that "sticking with the status quo" with the European Union is "not good enough for Britain"

It's been more than a month since Badenoch and Burnham have faced each other at Prime Minister's Questions, so there's no shortage of topics that could crop up in the Commons at midday.

Before then, here are some of key talking points in UK politics this week:

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, PA MediaPrime Minister Andy Burnham has just left his residence at No 10 Downing Street to head over to the House of Commons.

He'll be questioned by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other MPs when proceedings begin at midday. You'll be able to watch live at the top of this page.

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, EPA/ShutterstockImage caption, Zelensky and Burnham pictured together in New York last month

Alongside Prime Minister's Questions, Andy Burnham is also hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street today.

The visit is Zelensky's second to the UK since Burnham became prime minister.

It comes as the UK announces it will accelerate its delivery of air defence missiles to Kyiv, with Burnham also expected to set out how his government will draw up further sanctions against Russia.

As the Ukraine-Russia war grinds on, US President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that both countries had agreed to an "energy ceasefire". Zelensky expressed surprise but said he was open to such an arrangement, but Russia has continued to strike Ukraine and its energy infrastructure.

Speaking ahead of the meeting, Burnham said the UK was with Ukraine "for as long as it takes", adding: "Russian aggression cannot be allowed to succeed on our continent."

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Reuters/EPAImage caption, The Green Party's Zack Polanski, Lib Dem's Ed Davey and Reform's Nigel Farage set out policies during keynote speeches

MPs returned to Parliament this week following a month-long recess for party conference season. Here's a reminder of what other party leaders pledged in their keynote speeches:

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Getty ImagesIn her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham last week, Kemi Badenoch pitched the Conservatives as the "no-nonsense party" – free from the "drama" of the past.

The key policy announcement was the scrapping of inheritance tax on family homes while also allowing couples to leave £1m tax-free.

The Conservative leader said the party's goal is to abolish inheritance tax all together "as soon as we can afford it", adding that she could not currently propose this due to spending commitments on defence, prisons and the economy.

She said the party had already identified £70bn worth of savings – of which half would go toward cutting the deficit.

Badenoch also called for "tough love" on welfare, calling for a benefits system in which "everyone who can work, will work".

Those who have not found work in six months, under this new system, would face restrictions on what they could buy with benefits money, including "no alcohol, no cigarettes, no gambling".

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Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, ReutersIn his first Labour party conference speech as prime minister in September, Andy Burnham announced a number of key policy areas.

Triple lock: This included plans to end the triple lock from 2030 to fund a new national social care system in England. The PM said the adjustment would still guarantee the state pension rises by whichever is highest out of inflation or 2.5%, but it would remove the direct link with wage increases.

Social care: Burnham also announced a free-at-the-point-of-use "national care service" – a system which he said would be one "everyone contributes" to and where "everyone is covered".

Electoral reform: The Labour leader is a vocal supporter of proportional representation, telling conference that his government will establish a national commission on electoral reform and commit to change the electoral system in its next manifesto.

Energy: A publicly owned company, Great British Grid, will be established which Burnham said will challenge the private sector operators and drive down timings and costs for connecting businesses and homes to the grid.

Water: Burnham also announced that the ban on public ownership of water companies will be lifted, starting a 10-year journey to a "very different water system" that will "strengthen public control".

Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, PA WireFollowing a month-long break for party conference season, MPs are back in the Commons where they will put questions to the prime minister at 12:00 BST.

As ever, we don't know what topics Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will ask Andy Burnham about, but in our next few posts we'll bring you up to speed on some of the political issues of recent weeks.

Burnham told MPs on Monday that he will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month, and argued that "deeper cooperation" on key issues including youth mobility, food and drink, and energy would help drive economic growth in the UK.

But Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch pushed back, accusing the prime minister of "unpicking" the deal the UK signed with the EU.

We'll bring you all of the key lines when Prime Minister's Questions gets under way at midday – and you can follow along by clicking watch live at the top of this page.