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Burnham Supporters Push Mahmood for Chancellor, Sketch Cabinet

6/16/2026

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Burnham supporters have urged Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to become chancellor, a suggestion her office called nonsense, and are outlining a possible cabinet lineup ahead of the Makerfield by-election.
Supporters name former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner as a potential education secretary.
Labour insiders say David Miliband could return as foreign secretary via the House of Lords, while Ed Miliband is expected to become a senior cabinet minister, possibly chancellor.

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Burnham supporters have urged Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to become chancellor, a suggestion her office called nonsense, and are outlining a possible cabinet lineup ahead of the Makerfield by-election.
Supporters name former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner as a potential education secretary.
Labour insiders say David Miliband could return as foreign secretary via the House of Lords, while Ed Miliband is expected to become a senior cabinet minister, possibly chancellor.