Reeves tells Burnham to expect ‘shocks and challenges’ from get-go in No 10

Chancellor says PM-in-waiting needs ‘worked through plan’, in what could be one of her final interviews in No 11 Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through plan”, saying the incoming prime minister will be tested quickly by a range of incoming “shocks ...

Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/12/rachel-reeves-andy-burnham-expectations-no-10)