{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/6a58af38c0080f2be7330dd2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shabana Mahmood: The 'ruthless' incoming Chancellor?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1784210331526-78e02565-84ac-43d3-95d6-9663a1a5abd9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Who is Shabana Mahmood, the 'ruthless' politician set to enter Downing Street as Andy Burnham’s Chancellor? After a fierce cabinet debate effectively ended Ed Miliband's hopes for the Treasury, all eyes are on her. And what does her potential appointment means for the future of UK politics, from welfare reform to the economy?</p><p>Meanwhile, Westminser has descended into a surreal waiting game as the incoming Prime Minister prepares to take power. No one knows if their job is safe, and desperate insiders have resorted to asking our very own Steven Swinford if he knows anything they don't. Will Ed Miliband, Wes Streeting or Yvette Cooper feature? And how exactly will Number 10 North work?</p><p><br></p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p>Patrick Maguire, chief political commentator, The Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry Kitson</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Getty Images</p>","author_name":"The Times"}