Long-term allies of Andy Burnham on the Labour left have urged him to appoint a cabinet which “properly represents our party’s tradition as a broad church, not a boys’ club”.
In a statement released today, the interim council of Mainstream – the soft left parliamentary group backed by Burnham – called on the new Labour leader to appoint a “progressive chancellor with vision, values and a record of delivering structural change”. While the statement does not mention him by name, insiders confirmed to the NS that the group is clear that Ed Miliband must be chancellor.
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