Making Mahmood chancellor shows Burnham ‘subservient to City’, Greens’ Polanski says – UK politics live

Per The Guardian, Green party leader Zack Polanski criticized Andy Burnham's expected appointment of Shabana Mahmood as chancellor, warning Thursday morning that the move signals a government unwilling to challenge the financial sector's power or pursue wealth taxes. Polanski's pointed question: who really chooses Britain's politicians — voters or the bankers?

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