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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and Albert Toth

More women than ever before – and more privately educated than Starmer’s: A closer look at Andy Burnham’s top team

Andy Burnham unveiled his cabinet on Monday, making sweeping changes and handing top jobs to John Healey, Shabana Mahmood, Louise Haigh and Ed Miliband.

The new prime minister conducted a brutal purge of ministers closely allied with his predecessor Sir Keir Starmer - with David Lammy, Darren Jones and Rachel Reeves all leaving government. But how different is Mr Burnham’s cabinet from Sir Keir’s really?

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