John Healey became chancellor weeks after his shock resignation from the defense ministry

Andy Burnham’s resignation comes days before a crucial by-election in Mackerfield, signaling that Sir Kiir’s premiership is crumbling.

By resigning on principle, Haley has gained players from across the political spectrum.

The woman he is now replacing has clashed with Reeves, who made it clear in his resignation letter that he was unwilling to “spend the resources needed to protect the nation at this time” at the Treasury Department.

Burnham’s absence from the forefront of the fever pitch over who to pick is all the more surprising since the prime minister stepped down to return to government in the most important job of any cabinet member.

Sources have told the BBC that Burnham and Mr Haley share the same views on many of the Prime Minister’s priorities, including re-industrialisation, the cost of living and driving growth across the country.

The soft-spoken Yorkshireman has an impressive record as someone who has been at the Labor front almost continuously since 2001.

He came to Parliament in Tony Blair’s landslide general election in 1997 as MP for Wentworth, a former mining area north of Sheffield which, following boundary changes, is now Rawmarsh and Coonsborough.

In the year He retained the seat in the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,908 votes, with the Reform UK candidate coming second.

In the year In the early 2000s, he held a number of ministerial posts, including housing, local government and in the Treasury in the Blair and Gordon Brown governments.

He also assisted Brown as Parliamentary Private Secretary.

His main interest, however, was housing policy. In the year Despite backing the failed attempt to oust Corbyn in 2016, he served as shadow home secretary when Jeremy Corbyn was Labor leader.