Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet?
Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers
TL;DR
- Andy Burnham is predicted to become the new prime minister by mid-July.
- Several individuals, including Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood, and Wes Streeting, are considered definite inclusions in Burnham's cabinet.
- Angela Rayner, Lou Haigh, Anneliese Midgley, Sally Jameson, Yvette Cooper, Lisa Nandy, Douglas Alexander, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and Jonathan Reynolds are also likely to be part of the new cabinet.
- Some figures like Nick Thomas-Symonds, Rachel Reeves, Darren Jones, John Healey, Bridget Phillipson, David Lammy, and Dan Jarvis are considered possibilities for cabinet roles.
- Staunch loyalists of the outgoing leader, such as Steve Reed, Richard Hermer, Peter Kyle, Liz Kendall, James Murray, and Keir Starmer himself, are not expected to be in the new cabinet.