What some are already getting very wrong about Shabana Mahmood

The frontrunner for the position of chancellor in Andy Burnham’s cabinet widely expected to be Shabana Mahmood. Some commentators have already taken to criticising the potential move, in a way that Helen MacNamara has branded ‘annoying’ and Cleo Watson called ‘misunderstood’. In this clip from In The Room, Helen and Cleo discuss what they know about Ms Mahmood and how the role of chancellor actually works inside government. New episodes of In The Room drop twice a week. You can listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or watch on YouTube

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