Andy Burnham risks angering the 2024 intake of Labour MPs who helped put him into No 10 over his choices for ministerial appointments, backbenchers have warned.
It comes as MPs have raised concerns about handing Wes Streeting a prominent position amid speculation he is to be given the job of defence secretary.
The incoming prime minister is due to assemble his first Cabinet and ministerial team as he assumes control of the Government and the country after ousting Sir Keir Starmer from office.
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Burnham has kept his decisions as to who will be appointed to ministerial roles a closely guarded secret, leading to frantic briefing and counter-briefing over who will be handed the top jobs.
