Today we look at what Andy Burnham’s plan for the UK economy is.
We reveal what he’s expected to say in a speech on the economy on Monday, who the people advising him on it are, and who he might make chancellor.
Victoria Derbyshire is in for Laura. She and Paddy are joined by economics editor Faisal Islam, who’s been looking at what a Burnham Treasury might look like.
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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. The presenters were Victoria Derbyshire and Paddy O’Connell. It was made by Chris Flynn and Kris Jalowiecki. The social producer was Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.