Burnham Names Ex-Defense Chief Healey to Serve as UK Chancellor
Burnham installed Healey after a sweeping reshuffle that removed several Starmer loyalists and put his own allies in top posts.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham appointed former defence secretary John Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer, replacing Rachel Reeves in his first major cabinet reshuffle.
- Burnham replaced Sir Keir Starmer yesterday after becoming Labour leader last week, immediately moving to consolidate control by removing loyalists including David Lammy and Rachel Reeves.
- Speaking outside Downing Street, the Prime Minister pledged to deliver "the most significant transformation in British politics in four decades," vowing a new political and economic model.
- Former housing secretary Steve Reed voiced disappointment over his departure, urging those who served under Starmer to "show loyalty" to Burnham despite the cabinet upheaval.
- Global leaders including US President Donald Trump congratulated Burnham on taking office, while markets assessed borrowing costs under Healey as the PM prepared a 10-year strategy for Britain.
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John Healey, who resigned because of a lack of military budget, will be the new finance minister. Read more: Burnham promises to unleash a 10-year 'revolution' seen on the basis of reindustrializing and decentralizing the UK.
UK's new prime minister gathers his Cabinet after sweeping away Starmer supporters
New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham gathered his Cabinet for its first meeting on Tuesday and vowed to take a “one-team approach” despite purging allies of predecessor Keir Starmer from the government.
The new British Prime Minister loses no time – shortly after his appointment, Andy Burnham reorganized the cabinet.
With the nomination of John Healey, the new British Prime Minister may have landed a coup: the defense minister resigned from protest should now give the Chancellor of the Treasury
New British PM Burnham Appoints John Healey as Chancellor – Former Defense Minister Toppled Starmer Leadership Over Insufficient Military Funding * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul Serran
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Some former ministers return to Burnham's cabinet. The new British Prime Minister shows that he wants the Labour Party one – only Keir Starmer's confidants do not belong to it.
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