Burnham's No. 11 Gamble: Choosing Britain's Next Chancellor
Labour's race to appoint a new chancellor intensifies as Burnham moves toward 10 Downing Street, with rival camps pushing for Ed Miliband while others argue for economists like Lord Jim O'Neill or Andy Haldane; floated No. 11 contenders include Shabana Mahmood or Yvette Cooper, and the choice could calm or unsettled markets and reshape a broader No. 10–No. 11 growth strategy, though no final decision is expected until Burnham's handover next week.