Burnham's debut PMQs dominated by economy as UK borrowing costs hit 18-year high

Andy Burnham faced Kemi Badenoch for the first time at Prime Minister's Questions, with rising UK borrowing costs and spending plans dominating the exchange.

• Burnham took part in his first PMQs as prime minister on Wednesday, facing Kemi Badenoch for the first time since taking office in July.
• UK government borrowing costs reached an 18-year high on Wednesday, with 10-year bond yields at their highest level since 2008.
• Burnham said the government would be "grounded in fiscal responsibility," blaming the previous Tory government for the global market turbulence.
• Badenoch demanded to know whether Burnham planned tax rises, saying markets were worried about a "spendthrift prime minister."