A former Treasury chief appeared to warn Andy Burnham against making Ed Miliband his chancellor.
Darren Jones was a close ally of Sir Keir Starmer but has rowed in behind the would-be prime minister after ruling himself out of a Labour leadership contest.
Also a former number two to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, he revealed that he has been reassured by Mr Burnham about his plans for the economy.
But he declined to say whether controversial Energy Secretary Mr Miliband should be put in charge of the Treasury or whether he would meet ‘the tests I think need to be met’ to succeed in
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