Lucy Powell appears to endorse Ed Miliband as Andy Burnham’s chancellor

Labour deputy leader Lucy Powell has endorsed Ed Miliband as a potential chancellor, calling him 'good' for the Treasury in Andy Burnham's expected government. Powell, who was Miliband's chief of staff, made the remarks ahead of Burnham's speech on the economy. Though some in Burnham's camp see political risk in the move, Powell also criticized the broader 'tittle-tattle' over cabinet positions as unedifying, according to the Guardian.

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