The Burnham era begins: Mahmood set for chancellor?

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Andy Burnham’s cabinet: who’s in, who’s out?

It’s all change at the top of Andy Burnham’s new Labour government and there have been some surprise appointments. The biggest of them was the elevation of the former defence minister John Healey to chancellor of the exchequer, but we also saw Ed Miliband given the foreign office ...  Show more

Farage in a fix; Burnham unbeatable

Is Nigel Farage regretting his move to trigger a by-election now that his main rival is the novelty candidate Count Binface? What do Reform’s supporters think, and has he blown his chances of broadening support for the party? Host Lucy Fisher is joined by political correspondent ...  Show more

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