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Burnham on course to be PM, but what would his No 10 operation look like?
Key takeaways
- Burnham's accession is taken as a given by Labour MPs.
- In the past couple of days, the remaining obstacles have fallen quickly, including on Wednesday morning when senior minister Darren Jones confirmed he would not be launching a challenge of his own.
- The former Armed Forces Minister Al Carns has not ruled out his own bid, but it seems vanishingly unlikely he would get the backing of 81 Labour MPs needed to trigger a formal contest.
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EPA/Shutterstock By Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Nick Eardley, Political correspondent Published27 minutes ago The big question in Westminster today is not who will be prime minister, it's who will Andy Burnham appoint to his government and what will he do with power.
Burnham's accession is taken as a given by Labour MPs. As soon as Sir Keir Starmer announced his departure, it became overwhelmingly likely.
In the past couple of days, the remaining obstacles have fallen quickly, including on Wednesday morning when senior minister Darren Jones confirmed he would not be launching a challenge of his own.
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