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How Is Andy Burnham Preparing For Government?

The incoming prime minister is making decisions on people and policy.

Today we look at how Andy Burnham is preparing for government on the weekend before he鈥檚 due to move into Number 10.

He鈥檚 still to make decisions around his cabinet public, but we reveal how he鈥檚 actually keeping a lot of Starmer鈥檚 staff.

Laura, Paddy and Hennry Zeffman discuss his plans for oil and gas after the 麻豆社 is told he鈥檚 planning to announce new drilling off the coast of Scotland and ask, does that give us a clue as to who the chancellor will be?

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