Burnham plots Ed Miliband shake-up of Foreign Office as he readies policy blitz for first day as PM
- Andy Burnham is planning a major shake up of the Foreign Office which is expected to include a roadmap to return the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on international aid.
- Senior Labour sources have told The Independent that “lieutenants of Andy Burnham” have been reaching out to expertise within the party over how to reform the Foreign Office.
- One of the key moves will be to lay out a clear stance on the UK’s involvement in the war in Iran, how much military support to provide for the US and to establish a relationship with Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine’s war against Russia.
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- Andy Burnham is planning a major shake up of the Foreign Office which is expected to include a roadmap to return the UK to spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on international aid.
- Senior Labour sources have told The Independent that “lieutenants of Andy Burnham” have been reaching out to expertise within the party over how to reform the Foreign Office.
- One of the key moves will be to lay out a clear stance on the UK’s involvement in the war in Iran, how much military support to provide for the US and to establish a relationship with Volodymyr Zelensky over Ukraine’s war against Russia.
Sources: The Independent