Anas Sarwar reportedly set to quit as Scottish Labour leader to be minister in Andy Burnham’s government – as it happened

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Andy Burnham has told the first meeting of his new cabinet that they needed to examine “all possible ways” to help families struggling with high costs. Andy Burnham has created a powerful new prime minister’s department taking in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry to become the “dominant driver of the UK’s economy”. He has created the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, to be led by his ally and enforcer Louise Haigh, which will oversee the No 10 operation in London, the forthcoming No 10 North in Manchester and parts of the Cabinet Office. Wes Streeting said Andy Burnham’s commitment to defence “will be even…

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