Politics At Sam and Anne's

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Is Ed Miliband still in the running for Chancellor?

It’s Keir Starmer’s final PMQs so Sam Coates and Anne McElvoy wonder if he’ll get a softer side of Kemi Badenoch in the chamber today. But, as Starmer picks up his engraved carriage clock gift from cabinet, there’s a shift in the chat about who Andy Burnham’s neighbour at number 11 might be. Have Team Burnham gone off the idea of Ed Miliband as Chancellor because of soft left optics? And who else is in the frame?

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  Burnham softens up Trump - but at what cost?

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  How can leaders on the ropes bounce back?

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  What does a party of ex-PMs reveal?

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  Why ministers paid £2m to influencers

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  Rayner v Streeting round 2

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  Why Reform’s donation will change British politics

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  Why Burnham is making holidays more expensive

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  Is Andy Burnham talking about the right stuff?

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  Inside Burnham’s big Israel gamble

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  Is Healey really a risk taker?

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  Farage falters: Sam and Anne's verdict

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  Can "ratty" Farage get his mojo back?

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  Is Burnham living in a economic dreamland?

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  Burnham enters the political bearpit

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  Sam and Anne's guide to the term ahead

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  What will Burnham do on defence?