Andy Burnham has made the surprise appointment of John Healey as his chancellor, as he ruthlessly purged the cabinet after entering Downing Street, promising a “circuit-breaker” moment for Britain.
It follows weeks of speculation that Mr Burnham was planning to give the job to Ed Miliband or Shabana Mahmood, but there were fears either choice would be divisive within the Labour Party. Mr Miliband will instead be foreign secretary and Ms Mahmood will remain as home secretary.
