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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Cabinet ministers back Burnham as he prepares to enter No 10 as early as July

Andy Burnham has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Sir Keir Starmer (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Cabinet ministers have backed Andy Burnham to be the next prime minister as the leadership frontrunner looks set to enter No 10 as early as July 17.

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said she had spoken to the former mayor and he was “100% behind our unwavering support for Ukraine” while Rachel Reeves endorsed him despite facing the prospect of losing her job as Chancellor.

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