Reeves hints she accepts Burnham will not keep her as chancellor – UK politics live

Keir Starmer has recorded a pooled TV interview at an event in Milton Keynes this morning, where he was promoting the government’s Great British Summer Savings Scheme.

Asked if he would serve in an Andy Burnham government, he replied:

double quotation mark Let me make my position absolutely clear.

I am stepping down after two years, leaving the country in a better position than when I found it.

I will do that with good grace, and I will do that making sure that there is an orderly transition.

I’m going to be professional. I’m going to have foremost in my mind the sense of service and duty that has driven me as prime minister.

I will continue to faithfully serve my country to make sure that any disruption is absolutely minimised. And that’s why I’m taking steps now to ensure that that can be done in a sensible way.

Starmer also said he wanted to make sure “that whatever comes next is a success”. He went on:

double quotation mark I love this country, I want this country to thrive, and I shall do everything I can to make sure it’s a success and thrives. The first bit of that is making sure that there’s an orderly transition and we go on and build on the good stuff we’ve done in the first two years of this government.