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Andy Burnham's new cabinet - who's in, who's out.

330 replies

Twiglets1 · 20/07/2026 17:46

John Healey, who quit as Keir Starmer's defence secretary last month, has been pictured walking up Downing Street - is he about to be reinstated as Defence Secretary, I wonder.

Ed Miliband and Shabana Mahmood also photographed walking up Downing Street together - but we still don't which positions they will be given in Cabinet.

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Livelovebehappy · 20/07/2026 20:35

Imdunfer · 20/07/2026 20:16

Oh the irony! Mr Net Zero Milliband now has a job with a carbon footprint that is literally sky high!

Hilarious. And possibly a clever move by Burnham. Milliband will hardly be in the UK, so out of sight and no drama.

goingtotown · 20/07/2026 20:45

Brightlittlecanary · 20/07/2026 17:55

11 of them out so far. So 50 percent.

reeves must have been offered a shite job.

Reeves refused the filing clerk job.

PropertyD · 20/07/2026 20:46

Where is Big Ange in all of this?

LuckyHazelFox · 20/07/2026 20:47

PropertyD · 20/07/2026 20:46

Where is Big Ange in all of this?

She's in there waiting to hear what she's getting. If he makes her his deputy, the man's a bigger idiot than I thought.

Dymaxion · 20/07/2026 21:01

Who's getting Hilary Benn's old job ?

Dreamer2525 · 20/07/2026 21:06

Interested to see who gets education.

Is it not quite late for this to be going on now?

Imdunfer · 20/07/2026 21:16

Dreamer2525 · 20/07/2026 21:06

Interested to see who gets education.

Is it not quite late for this to be going on now?

Unprecedented according to the reporting I'm watching. Normally done in 2 hours. On more than 5 hours so far.

BeardySchnauzer · 20/07/2026 21:16

A group email would have been more efficient

SummerPeonies2026 · 20/07/2026 21:17

Imdunfer · 20/07/2026 21:16

Unprecedented according to the reporting I'm watching. Normally done in 2 hours. On more than 5 hours so far.

Some are refusing cabinet jobs - not a great start.

Araminta1003 · 20/07/2026 21:20

Maybe they are discussing strategy for the various roles. Who refuses cabinet roles? Don’t believe it! That is you and yours set for parties and invites for life.

Imdunfer · 20/07/2026 21:31

SummerPeonies2026 · 20/07/2026 21:17

Some are refusing cabinet jobs - not a great start.

Depends if they are big demotions and he intends them to turn it down? I don't know if he really wanted Reeves in his cabinet, for example.

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 20/07/2026 21:34

Ange has got housing again according to the Telegraph !

titchy · 20/07/2026 21:35

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 20/07/2026 21:34

Ange has got housing again according to the Telegraph !

Running No 10 in the north presumably?

cornishatheart · 20/07/2026 21:36

Have they filled the welfare post yet? Could that be one for Wes Streeting?

Or does that come under work and pensions?

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 20/07/2026 21:36

titchy · 20/07/2026 21:35

Running No 10 in the north presumably?

She’ll probably want him to move it to Hove!

mynameiscalypso · 20/07/2026 21:38

Lucy Powell has education apparently.

NorthXNorthWest · 20/07/2026 21:45

A circuit breaker that puts someone with a questionable history with their own housing back in the housing job...

"I am going to do things differently", of course you are🙄

Btw, has anyone seen my phone?

Allseeingallknowing · 20/07/2026 21:51

MrsDoylesLastTeabag · 20/07/2026 21:34

Ange has got housing again according to the Telegraph !

She’ll never live her past down!

RedRiverShore6 · 20/07/2026 21:55

It's taking ages, I'm sure usually, they go in then come out within 10 minutes or so, some haven't been seen for hours.

Allseeingallknowing · 20/07/2026 21:55

Araminta1003 · 20/07/2026 21:20

Maybe they are discussing strategy for the various roles. Who refuses cabinet roles? Don’t believe it! That is you and yours set for parties and invites for life.

Why didn’t Rachel Reeves accept a cabinet job?

Dreamer2525 · 20/07/2026 21:56

RedRiverShore6 · 20/07/2026 21:55

It's taking ages, I'm sure usually, they go in then come out within 10 minutes or so, some haven't been seen for hours.

It seems bizarre - perhaps not a good sign?

NorthXNorthWest · 20/07/2026 21:57

Allseeingallknowing · 20/07/2026 21:51

She’ll never live her past down!

That's what happens when questions have been raised about how you bought your council property and your "not a second home". Everyone knows that Hove is the most convenient town for accessing Westminster...

LuckyHazelFox · 20/07/2026 21:59

Allseeingallknowing · 20/07/2026 21:55

Why didn’t Rachel Reeves accept a cabinet job?

Maybe she couldn't face serving under Burnham with the way he came in. She is very loyal to Starmer.

BetterToBe · 20/07/2026 22:05

SummerPeonies2026 · 20/07/2026 21:17

Some are refusing cabinet jobs - not a great start.

Apart from Rachel Reeves, who else has?

Are you there? How do you know?

Or are you just stirring?

Dreamer2525 · 20/07/2026 22:09

LuckyHazelFox · 20/07/2026 21:59

Maybe she couldn't face serving under Burnham with the way he came in. She is very loyal to Starmer.

I am curious as to what she was offered ... surely they knew she would not accept whatever it was and planned as such?

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