The Papers: 'Never again' and 'No 10 of the north'

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The Papers: 'Never again' and 'No 10 of the north'

Andy Burnham's choices for chancellor lead the Daily Telegraph, which reports he "fears a Blair-Brown-style split with Ed Miliband if he appoints him as chancellor", referencing sources close to the …

Andy Burnham's choices for chancellor lead the Daily Telegraph, which reports he "fears a Blair-Brown-style split with Ed Miliband if he appoints him as chancellor", referencing sources close to the former mayor of Greater Manchester. "Conflict" between No 10 and the Treasury was reported widely during Sir Tony Blair's premiership, the paper says, which Burnham "was keen to avoid". Critics of Miliband, former Labour leader who currently holds the role of energy secretary, "have warned that he would be a risky choice", the paper says, "because of his passion for expensive net zero policies and his history of promoting a Left-wing fiscal agenda".

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