Andy Burnham plotting Downing Street pathway is ‘perfectly reasonable’ says Rachel Reeves

Описание: Claims that Andy Burnham has been preparing for life in Downing Street for at least a year are “perfectly reasonable”, Rachel Reeves has suggested.

The Chancellor however warned Mr Burnham, who is all but guaranteed to become the prime minister in just over a week, that he must remain “laser focused” on what he wants to achieve in power.

Ms Reeves, who was speaking to the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg in what could be one of her final major broadcast interviews as Chancellor, was asked about remarks from her former Cabinet colleague, Louise Haigh.

The ex-transport secretary told a BBC podcast this week that Mr Burnham had been thinking and planning about a bid to become prime minister for “at least a year”.

The remark has caused ructions within the Labour Party, according to The Times, with one figure within the party suggesting to the newspaper it could weaken Mr Burnham’s support even before he becomes prime minister.

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