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Mahmood v Miliband: who will Burnham choose for chancellor? – podcast
UK NewsPolitics•July 16, 2026 at 2:49 PMNational

Mahmood v Miliband: who will Burnham choose for chancellor? – podcast

By Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj•The Guardian - UK News

Andy Burnham will become prime minister of the UK on Monday. But he has yet to reveal any cabinet picks, and rumours suggest he still hasn’t chosen a chancellor. What do we actually know about his plans for governing? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey chat about the new PM’s options and the likely issues on the top of his in-trayYou can read Dan Boffey’s profile of Andy Burnham herePlease keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.comYou can watch Pippa’s interview with Volodymyr Zelensky on our Politics Weekly YouTube channel here Continue reading...

Andy Burnham will become prime minister of the UK on Monday. But he has yet to reveal any cabinet picks, and rumours suggest he still hasn’t chosen a chancellor. What do we actually know about his plans for governing? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey chat about the new PM’s options and the likely issues on the top of his in-tray

You can read Dan Boffey’s profile of Andy Burnham here

Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran at politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com

You can watch Pippa’s interview with Volodymyr Zelensky on our Politics Weekly YouTube channel here

Continue reading...

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