POLITICSJun 23 · 22:00 UTCPOLITICO EUROPEDan Bloom

Andy Burnham lines up ex-Blair minister James Purnell as chief of staff

Andy Burnham is appointing James Purnell as his chief of staff ahead of his expected leadership of the Labour Party and potential PM role. Purnell, a former minister under Tony Blair, left parliament in 2010 and later worked at the BBC and Flint Global. Burnham is expected to be the sole Labour leadership candidate following Keir Starmer's resignation.

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