Burnham to announce cabinet picks on Monday – UK politics live

Andy Burnham, Labour's newly elected leader, will announce his cabinet selections on Monday, The Guardian reports. Burnham is currently finalizing those appointments and says he will reach conclusions very shortly. His election marks a dramatic reversal of party-machine resistance: Labour's executive initially blocked his bid to return to Parliament, fearing his departure from the Greater Manchester mayor's office would cost the party that seat. But Labour reversed course when the party's May election results proved so poor that Burnham's presence in Parliament became essential.

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