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Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead

Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead. The UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham will look to give his own office more oversight of economic policy, but will scrap plans to break up the Treasury in the immediat…

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Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead. The UK’s likely next prime minister Andy Burnham will look to give his own office more oversight of economic policy, but will scrap plans to break up the Treasury in the immediate future, a key ally said.

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Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead.Supported · Medium-high confidence
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Burnham to Scrap Treasury Split, Empower PM’s Office Instead.
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