Andy Burnham expected to appoint Shabana Mahmood as chancellor – reports

Succeeding Rachel Reeves

Cristian Angeloni
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Shabana Mahmood (pictured), the home secretary, is expected to succeed Rachel Reeves as chancellor in Andy Burnham's government. Credit: House of Commons
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Shabana Mahmood (pictured), the home secretary, is expected to succeed Rachel Reeves as chancellor in Andy Burnham's government. Credit: House of Commons

Incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is expected to name home secretary Shabana Mahmood as the UK’s next chancellor of the Exchequer.

Mahmood is now the favourite to succeed Rachel Reeves, the UK's first female chancellor, whose future in Number 11 had been in doubt since Keir Starmer's resignation last month, according to report...

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