To my mind the headline says it all.
John Healey: The trade unionist with his hands on the public purse
Andy Burnham’s long political experience counts against him in some quarters.
As the Westminster joke goes: “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynista walk into a bar. The barman says, ‘What can I get for you, Mr Burnham?’”
Yet his Chancellor, John Healey, does not get the same reception, despite having served even more Labour leaders.
He has been a minister, in opposition or as a shadow minister under each leader since Sir Tony Blair was elected in 1997.
Conservatives worry. A man who served under Jeremy Corbyn now has his hands on the public purse.
So as he prepares to present his maiden Budget, who is the real John Healey?
No one can doubt that he is dyed-in-the-wool Labour. Healey met his wife at a trade union conference.
John Healey: The trade unionist with his hands on the public purse
Andy Burnham’s long political experience counts against him in some quarters.
As the Westminster joke goes: “A Blairite, a Brownite and a Corbynista walk into a bar. The barman says, ‘What can I get for you, Mr Burnham?’”
Yet his Chancellor, John Healey, does not get the same reception, despite having served even more Labour leaders.
He has been a minister, in opposition or as a shadow minister under each leader since Sir Tony Blair was elected in 1997.
Conservatives worry. A man who served under Jeremy Corbyn now has his hands on the public purse.
So as he prepares to present his maiden Budget, who is the real John Healey?
No one can doubt that he is dyed-in-the-wool Labour. Healey met his wife at a trade union conference.
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