Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is considering holding a snap general election if he becomes UK prime minister, the Sun newspaper reports citing Labour insiders.
He is also lining up UK interior minister Shabana Mahmood to be his chancellor, the newspaper reported, adding that talks between Shabana's team and Burnham had been going on for a while.
Former United Kingdom deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, who said earlier this month that she has been cleared of deliberate wrongdoing over her tax affairs, is expected to be brought back into the cabinet if Burnham succeeds in his leadership bid, the report said.
