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The key figures in Andy Burnham's inner circle
Key takeaways
- Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Reuters Andy Burnham is expected to seek the Labour leadership after his resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election.
- If Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10, here are some of the MPs and advisers who could be given key roles.
- The former transport secretary was the first of Sir Keir's cabinet ministers to quit, after it emerged in November 2024 that she had a fraud conviction prior to entering parliament.
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Henry Zeffman Chief political correspondent Reuters Andy Burnham is expected to seek the Labour leadership after his resounding victory in the Makerfield by-election.
If Burnham succeeds in gaining the keys to Number 10, here are some of the MPs and advisers who could be given key roles.
The former transport secretary was the first of Sir Keir's cabinet ministers to quit, after it emerged in November 2024 that she had a fraud conviction prior to entering parliament.
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