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Is Ed Miliband still in the running for chancellor?

Politico EU Wednesday 15 July 2026, 07:29 UTC By Anne McElvoy, Sam Coates 62 min read
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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Sky News It’s Sir Keir Starmer’s final PMQs, so Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy wonder if he will get a softer side of Kemi Badenoch in the chamber today. But, as Starmer picks up his engraved carriage clock gift from cabinet, there’s a shift in the chat about who Andy Burnham’s neighbour at Number 11 might be. Have Team Burnham gone off the idea of Ed Miliband as chancellor because of soft left optics?

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It’s Sir Keir Starmer’s final PMQs, so Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy wonder if he will get a softer side of Kemi Badenoch in the chamber today.

But, as Starmer picks up his engraved carriage clock gift from cabinet, there’s a shift in the chat about who Andy Burnham’s neighbour at Number 11 might be.

Have Team Burnham gone off the idea of Ed Miliband as chancellor because of soft left optics? And who else is in the frame?

Ed Miliband (PERSON) Spotify Apple Music (ORG) Keir (PERSON) Sam Coates (PERSON) Anne McElvoy (PERSON) Kemi Badenoch (PERSON) Starmer (PERSON) Andy (PERSON) Team Burnham (ORG)
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