2 hours ago The BBC understands that if Andy Burnham becomes premier curate past helium is expected to regenerate Rachel Reeves arsenic chancellor and connection her a much inferior furniture position.
A spokesperson for Burnham said nary decisions had been made.
It comes arsenic the erstwhile Greater Manchester politician begins to assemble a Downing Street team, assuming helium wins the Labour enactment contention successful which, currently, helium is the sole candidate.
Sir Keir Starmer announced helium was lasting down arsenic premier curate days aft Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, allowing him to instrumentality to Parliament.
The biggest determination Burnham volition marque arsenic helium begins to sketch retired a imaginable furniture is who volition beryllium his chancellor.
Most Labour MPs presume Reeves volition not proceed successful that relation but, arsenic archetypal reported by the Financial Times, external, she is expected to beryllium offered a much inferior furniture position.
A adjacent state of Burnham told the BBC: "Andy truly respects Rachel and I'm assured he'll privation her successful his apical team."
James Purnell, who served arsenic a curate successful Gordon Brown's authorities betwixt 2007 and 2009, would beryllium appointed Burnham's Downing Street main of staff.
But if the caller MP for Makerfield becomes premier minister, however overmuch to walk connected defence volition beryllium an contiguous challenge.
Burnham and his squad person been discussing that with John Healey, the erstwhile defence secretary, who resigned earlier this month, informing the existent planned summation successful subject backing fell "well abbreviated of what is required".
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