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Burnham names Miliband foreign secretary, not chancellor, in reshuffle

20 July 2026 · in 80 words

Burnham names Miliband foreign secretary, not chancellor, in reshuffle

Andy Burnham has chosen former Labour leader Ed Miliband as foreign secretary instead of giving him the chancellor role many expected. The move means Miliband leaves his net-zero brief, an area where he and Burnham have been seen to disagree. Shabana Mahmood stays as home secretary, while Louise Haigh returns to cabinet as Cabinet Office minister and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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