Reeves tells BBC: Burnham needs worked-through plan to govern from the start
The Chancellor tells Laura Kuenssberg she will be handing over a stable economy to the incoming PM.
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"it is important that when Andy walks through that door he has a worked-through plan, because governing is hard in Britain, and lots of challenges and shocks will come his way"
— Rachel Reeves , Politician
"People are impatient for change - I'm impatient for change and I totally get that people want to see their lives changed faster."
— Rachel Reeves , Politician
"Andy will take over an economy that is much stronger than the one I inherited from the Conservatives just two years ago."
— Rachel Reeves , Politician
Key People
Andy Burnham is the chief minister of Jersey and a prominent Labour Party figure.
Chancellor who announced guaranteed paid work placements for youth.
Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.
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The Chancellor tells Laura Kuenssberg she will be handing over a stable economy to the incoming PM.
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