Inside Burnham’s circle: potential ministers and advisers for a Labour government

After Andy Burnham’s decisive Makerfield by-election win, he is expected to seek Labour leadership, with a list of MPs and advisers named as likely senior figures in a future Burnham government. Among them are Louise Haigh, Anneliese Midgley, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Josh Simons, Kate Green, Kevin Lee, Lucy Powell, Ed Miliband, Heidi Alexander, Neal Lawson, and economic advisers Lord O’Neill and Richard Hughes, with roles ranging from cabinet posts and a Downing Street operation to policy and economic guidance. The piece notes uncertainties over who lines up most strongly and how these figures would fit into a Burnham administration.