{"id":362455,"date":"2026-07-18T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-andy-burnham-preparing-for-government-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:00:08","slug":"how-is-andy-burnham-preparing-for-government-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-is-andy-burnham-preparing-for-government-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"How Is Andy Burnham Preparing For Government? | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WfEP88gW5iw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Is Andy Burnham Preparing For Government? | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfEP88gW5iw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Today we look at how Andy Burnham is preparing for government on the weekend before he\u2019s due to move into Number 10.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s still to make decisions around his cabinet public, but we reveal how he\u2019s actually keeping a lot of Keir Starmer\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n<p>Laura, Paddy and Hennry Zeffman discuss his plans for oil and gas after the BBC is told he\u2019s planning to announce new drilling off the coast of Scotland and ask, does that give us a clue as to who the chancellor will be?<\/p>\n<p>You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. 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If you&#8217;re in the UK, for more News and Current Affairs podcasts from the BBC, listen on BBC Sounds: https:\/\/bbc.in\/4guXgXd<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n03:15 What happens before a new prime minister takes office?<br \/>\n06:15 Cabinet choices and the first tests of power<br \/>\n06:34 The first decisions facing Andy Burnham<br \/>\n16:21 Has a lack of leadership contest changed policy?<br \/>\n17:51 What could be announced on Monday?<br \/>\n19:12 Inside Andy Burnham&#8217;s team<br \/>\n22:58 Could there be an early General Election?<br \/>\n25:23 Burnham&#8217;s vision and expectations<br \/>\n32:52 Who gets the top jobs in the Cabinet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we look at how Andy Burnham is preparing for government on the weekend before he\u2019s due to move into Number 10. 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