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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Andy Burnham supporters divided over who should be his chancellor

Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting leaving No 10 Downing Street
The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, and the former health secretary Wes Streeting are the frontrunners for chancellor in a potential Andy Burnham government. Photograph: Peter Nicholls/Getty Images

Andy Burnham’s supporters are divided over who should be his chancellor, with a briefing war breaking out between advocates of the former health secretary Wes Streeting and those close to the energy secretary Ed Miliband.

Some of those advising the Makerfield MP are urging him to choose Streeting if he becomes prime minister, in a bid to reassure the business community and fossil fuel industry.

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