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2026-07-15 16:42:15
[Sources: Burnham's Team Divided Over Chancellor Appointment, Miliband May Miss Out on Treasury Position] ⑴ Disagreements have emerged within Burnham's advisory team over the appointment of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with internal rifts beginning to appear less than a week before his expected appointment. ⑵ While many of Burnham's supporters within the Labour Party's left wing had initially expected him to appoint Energy Secretary Miliband to head the Treasury, others in his team strongly oppose this appointment. ⑶ Sources say the latter group increasingly believes that Miliband, a former Labour leader, will not receive the Chancellor's position.
