Back on the pitch: how Burnham’s chief of staff pick reunites late-90s Labour football team
Overview
Some worry choosing James Purnell, former Demon Eyes teammate, would show Labour struggling for new talent
The most powerful football team in the country is getting back together.
Details
Andy Burnham’s decision to appoint James Purnell as his chief of staff should he become prime minister will reunite not only two old friends and former Labour ministers but two of the linchpins of the famous Demon Eyes team set up in the late 1990s.
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