Ed Miliband tipped to become Chancellor if Andy Burnham becomes PM

Ed Miliband has been tipped to become the Chancellor of the Exchequer if Andy Burnham is victorious in his bid to replace Sir Keir Starmer. The pair have been colleagues for over a decade, even before the Energy Secretary became Labour's leader and continue to speak on a regular basis, party insiders said. The Doncaster North MP has already chipped in with some economic guidance, suggesting obeying Whitehall's fiscal rules to cool the nerves of the bond markets. "Ed is clearly working on the bas