Andy Burnham’s Cabinet

Perhaps Burnham might make his own mind up.

I hope to heaven that the Chancellor isn't Mahmood after what he said about neoliberalism in his acceptance speech.

Me too MaizieD.

Perhaps we can all wait until Monday. At the moment it’s simply speculation which manages to agitate quite a lot of people!

A1 can but speculate at this stage. Starmer formally resigns at the Palace on Monday - then Burnham becomes PM thereafter.

On his return to Downing Street from the Palace, AB will assemble his cabinet and the announcement will follow- its his choice alone.

To make any announcement now would be jumping the gun in my view and somewhat presumptuous and disrespectful to KS and King Charles at the Palace. AB is not yet formally the PM - KS is until Monday.

AI is just picking up speculation and current and past appointments. Wait until Monday.

I think we can safely assume that Rachel Reeves isn’t in the frame.
Listening to the head of the CBI on the radio today who mentioned that she was talking to Andy Burnham early this year.
This is the head head of the CBI who warned Rachel Reeves that her tax hike would be death by a thousand taxes
Reading up on their relationship I don’t think there was any love lost there

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AI is just picking up speculation and current and past appointments. Wait until Monday.

Of course it is. It was just a wee bit of fun.
Terribly sorry.

No reason why we shouldn’t have a bit of fun😄
I find it hard to warm to Shabanna Mahood.

All the different AIs will pick up different things!

This is what Gemini says to me thus evening:
(For what it's worth!)

​Deputy Prime Minister: Lucy Powell

​Chancellor of the Exchequer: Shabana Mahmood

​Foreign Secretary: Ed Miliband (or David Miliband via peerage)

​Home Secretary: Wes Streeting

​Health and Social Care Secretary: Angela Rayner

​Business, Science & Energy Secretary: Jonathan Reynolds

​Cabinet Office Minister / Transition Lead: Louise Haigh

​Education Secretary: Bridget Phillipson

​Retained Senior Cabinet Ministers: Yvette Cooper, Rachel Reeves, Lisa Nandy, Pat McFadden

Safari:

Key figures most highly tipped to serve in top roles include:

Shabana Mahmood: Heavily rumored as a potential Chancellor.

Dan Jarvis (Defence Secretary): An early and vocal supporter of Burnham's leadership bid.

Steve Reed: Backing Burnham "four square" and tipped for a major departmental role.

Lisa Nandy: Likely to take a prominent role as Culture Secretary, though her exact appointment is not guaranteed.

Lucy Powell: Expected to play a key organizing role in his administration.

Ed Miliband: May continue his work in climate/energy, though Burnham's broader "political project" may require fresh faces for top-tier roles.

Daddima

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AI is just picking up speculation and current and past appointments. Wait until Monday.

Of course it is. It was just a wee bit of fun.
Terribly sorry.

Of course it’s a bit of fun, not every thread has to be deadly serious… you wouldn’t think it needs saying would you?
And interesting to see if AI is fairly close to the real line up!🤭

Meanwhile, let’s compile our own lists?
Chancellor Ed Miliband
Foreign Sec. Shabana Mahmood
Deputy PM Yvette Cooper
Home Sec Wes Streeting
Health Steve Reed
Business David Lammy
Defence Dan Jarvis
Education Angela Rayner
😉 not my own preferences just what may well happen.
What are your guesses?

With all respect I don’t care in the slightest what AI says.
As far as I know, AI is not our new Prime Minister.

Care to have a go at the new Cabinet MawsRosie?

I dislike Shabana Mahmoud there’s a bit of Priti Patel about her. I just can’t get that out of my head.

In my fantasy cabinet he can appoint David Beckham as the Minister for Sport, please. He may be rubbish at he job, I’d just enjoy seeing him. I’d also like to see him appoint a Minister for Political Satire, Ian Hislop, who could interject and puncture balloons at moments of heat and pomposity both within the government and opposition parties.