Healey made chancellor, Miliband named foreign secretary and Yvette Cooper becomes health secretary as Burnham picks cabinet – UK politics as it happened

Rayner is back as housing secretary, while Mahmood and McFadden remain in their existing posts

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Andy Burnham is set to become the new prime minister, replacing Keir Starmer, and will deliver a speech outlining a "10-year plan" for the UK. The article notes this is an unusual leadership change, as Labour has replaced a PM who was an electoral liability with one of the country's most popular politicians. Burnham has indicated the plan reflects the scale of his ambitions rather than a fixed term in office.

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