Speculation: Who Will Be In Burnham's Cabinet?

Wes Streeting
Millipede Oops Milibrand
Angela Rayner ?
Yvette Cooper
Shabana Mahmood
Plus a few of his mates. I wonder who will be Chancellor, hopefully someone a little more skilled ? If Starmer had had a better Chancellor maybe he wouldn’t have been forced to resign. He never could read the room.

Starmer surrounded himself with his supporters without considering their competence for their positions. Hopefully, Burnham will have a better attitude.
Presumably he will have discussed all this before he agreed to stand in the by-election.

I would like to see John Healey get a Cabinet job. He comes across as a decent and principled man, liked across all parties. Reeves has to go. I have never liked her but she really plumbed the depths on Monday when Sir Keir resigned. Instead of being in Downing Street, supporting the PM delivering his resignation speech, she was front and centre in Andy Burnham's selfie.

I think there were some very competent members of the Cabinet and wider Government. Not all of course but then we all remember Chris Grayling and Gavin Williamson ( for starters) so par for any PM’s course

If we start a thread on incompetent MP's we are in for a very long day.

As for RR, it’s evitable that there will be a new Chancellor. A crucial appointment whose main strength should be the ability to challenge the Treasury’s orthodoxy successfully

Sarnia

If we start a thread on incompetent MP's we are in for a very long day.

Yes I did think that as I posted . But felt the need to make the point that every Cabinet has incompetents. Point taken -interesting to think who I’d like to see. I hope he keeps not only some of the same people but I’d like to see some kept in same posts eg Home Secretary

Hear,hear.
Somehow I missed the waving palms , the donkey and cries of Hosanna!when he arrived in London from the outer wilderness, oops, I meant Manchester.

Tuliptree

Sarnia

If we start a thread on incompetent MP's we are in for a very long day.

Yes I did think that as I posted . But felt the need to make the point that every Cabinet has incompetents. Point taken -interesting to think who I’d like to see. I hope he keeps not only some of the same people but I’d like to see some kept in same posts eg Home Secretary

Re: Home Secretary. I have a GD who works for the Ministry for Justice and she really liked Shabana Mahmood when she was Justice Minister. Unlike Dominic Raab who would throw his lunch at anyone who said something he didn't agree with.

nanna8

Wes Streeting
Millipede Oops Milibrand
Angela Rayner ?
Yvette Cooper
Shabana Mahmood
Plus a few of his mates. I wonder who will be Chancellor, hopefully someone a little more skilled ? If Starmer had had a better Chancellor maybe he wouldn’t have been forced to resign. He never could read the room.

Oh, FGS, you can't lay off the juvenile name calling for an instant, can you? First Starmer, now Milliband.

Ed Milliband is a good hardworking and effective minister who has dome nothing to justify such hostility.

Shabanna Mahmood may have been a good Justice Minister but her Immigration Bill proposals are appalling and I'm surprised that Burnham appears to support them. If she's going to be in his cabinet she needs to be somewhere where she will be less divisive.

I would like to see Ed Miliband (sic) continue in his current post. I hope Darren Jones has a senior role.
At least we should lose the posts writing about Kier. 😱
One hopes they will manage to spell Andy correctly.

I would like to see Ed Miliband (sic)...

Oops

Miliband
Raynor
Cooper

oh what talent!!

I read somewhere that Miatta Fahnbulleh is talking to Burnham about economic policy. She has a PhD in economics, has worked at various think tanks, could be plausible as chancellor.

MrsSquirrel

I read somewhere that Miatta Fahnbulleh is talking to Burnham about economic policy. She has a PhD in economics, has worked at various think tanks, could be plausible as chancellor.

She looks better than the neoliberal alternatives...

Fahnbulleh is on the cusp of taking a key role in shaping his economic policy.

From a basic income for all to a free energy allowance for households, wealth taxes and widespread nationalisations, her proposals would represent a radical change for the British economy.

www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/radical-left-wing-mp-driving-060000147.html

She won't get chancellor, of course. Much too scary...

Just reading that James Purnell will be Chief of Staff. Very experienced and a safe pair of hands I would think.

I hope he keeps some with experience. My predictions to definitely remain in top cabinet roles are Miliband and Mahmoud, I think Yvette Cooper will go, which I’m sad about, and Reeves will be demoted. I’d like to see John Healey return, and I hope Pat McFadden stays where he is.

It's interesting that with some 400 Labour MPs they have to choose someone from outside the Commons as leader and PM. Where is the talent of yesteryear?

All a fix!

I think nanna8 is right about KS making a mistake in having RR as Chancellor. Those early errors spelled doom from the start. So disappointing.
Now, who will it be? Wes Streeting?

He hasn't won yet. There might be a surprise entrant to the race yet. If he sacks Rachel I'll be happy.

MaggsMcG

He hasn't won yet. There might be a surprise entrant to the race yet. If he sacks Rachel I'll be happy.

It’s a high bar to actually get in the ballot paper so not very likely imo. And of course RR will go.

Jojo1950

All a fix!

How?