Andy Burnham’s first days in Downing Street have moved fast – and left Independent readers with plenty of questions.
The new prime minister axed Rachel Reeves as chancellor within hours of arriving in No 10, then wrongfooted Westminster further by passing over both the left’s preferred pick, Ed Miliband, and Sir Keir Starmer’s favourite, Shabana Mahmood, in favour of John Healey – a former defence secretary who resigned from Starmer’s cabinet in a row over a £13bn shortfall in defence spending.
