- Who will be in Andy Burnham's cabinet? It looks like Ed Miliband will not be chancellor after all. We have scoops for you about who's in line for the big jobs in the Westminster cabinet reshuffle.
- Burnham needs to make room for allies like Louise Haigh and Lucy Powell, so who will be sacked on Monday when Burnham takes over as prime minister?
- Westminster is like a hornet's nest of briefing and counter-briefing as Wes Streeting, Angela Rayner, Dan Jarvis, Yvette Cooper and others wait to hear what next week will bring.
- David Lammy has organised a whip-round for Keir Starmer's rather odd leaving present.
- And what will Burnham do once he's in post? We look at his immediate priorities and the possibility of a mega fiscal event in the autumn.
Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times
Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times
Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times
Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson
Executive producer: Molly Guinness
Picture: Getty Images.
01:10 - Blocking Ed Miliband From Chancellor
02:30 - Why the City Doesn't Trust the "London Left"
03:50 - Will Miliband Accept a Demotion?
05:05 - The Brutal Briefing War Behind Closed Doors
06:40 - Defending the "Net Zero Zealot"
07:45 - Cabinet Jenga: Filling the Great Offices of State
09:25 - Angela Rayner & The "Day One" Loyalists
11:05 - The Starmer Purge: Who Is Getting Sacked?
12:45 - The Yvette Cooper Foreign Policy Question
15:05 - Secret Policy Clashes: Josh Simons vs. Miatta Fahnbulleh
17:15 - Angry Loyalists With "Nothing To Lose"
19:40 - Starmer’s Bizarre Leaving Present
21:30 - Flying to the World Cup Final
22:35 - Burnham's Radical Plan for the Cost of Living
25:00 - The Warning Over a "Mega Budget" & Wealth Taxes
26:15 - North vs. South: The Growing Regional Rebellion
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