Andy Burnham builds a plane mid-flight as Starmer checks out

Andy Burnham and Keir Starmer both want an orderly transition but one day in, it's looking anything but orderly.

It's a transition beset with bad blood and uncertainty and also some serious technical hurdles. Is he building a plane mid-flight or is he more like Gromit, sitting on a speeding train, laying down the track in front of him?

The biggest unanswered question facing Andy Burnham is who will be his chancellor. Three names are in contention: bookmakers' favourite Wes Streeting, rank outsider Shabana Mahmood, and Ed Miliband — the bête noire of the bond markets.

Patrick reports from parliament's bars, where the champagne is flowing and Labour MPs have suddenly become shameless attention-seekers, hoping to seduce Andy Burnham's allies.

Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times

Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times

Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times

Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson

Executive producer: Molly Guinness

Picture: Getty Images

Audio: Reuters

Email us: thestateofit@thetimes.co.uk

0:00 - Can Andy Burnham Build the Plane Mid-Flight?

1:15 - Drama on the Commons Terrace: Euphoria & Champagne

4:20 - Keir Starmer's "Revenge" Timetable

6:30 - The Next Chancellor: Miliband vs. Streeting vs. Mahmood

13:12 - Scrapping the Triple Lock & Upcoming Wealth Taxes

17:37 - Inside Number 10: Starmer's Farewell Speech

19:33 - The £10bn Defence Plan Rupturing Labour

21:55 - Civil Service Gridlock: Why Access Talks Are Delayed

25:20 - The Crypto Billionaire Bankrolling Nigel Farage & Reform UK

29:00 - Will There Be an Emergency Election?

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