Labour already at war over Burnham's chancellor
Internal tensions are rising within the UK Labour Party regarding potential appointments to the Treasury. The article also includes unrelated advice on maintaining healthy marriages.
Why it matters
It reflects the political instability and internal power dynamics within a major governing party.
Whoever Burnham picks for the Treasury job will face opposition from within the party
Shabana Mahmood is believed to have edged out Ed Miliband for the role Richard Vaughan , Caroline Wheeler close Cancel email X WhatsApp Facebook link share Share bookmark Save As Andy Burnham strode onto the stage in the Trades Union Congress Hall on Friday, decked out in suit and tie, having eschewed his “Manchester clothes” of a navy t-shirt and jacket, the bloodless coup was complete.
Standing in front of a deep red backdrop, he delivered perfunctory praise to the man he had just ousted, hailing Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour Party , taking it from “our worst defeat to one of the best victories in our history”.
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