Andy Burnham, expected U.K. Prime Minister, has yet to choose a finance minister and emphasizes policy over personal speculation.

Burnham's message on public finances came minutes after he said he had “deliberately” avoided making a decision on his Chancellor pick.

Burnham, who is due to become Britain’s prime minister on July 20, admitted he was blindsided by a funding gap in his predecessor Keir Starmer’s defense investment plan.