Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, unexpectedly appointed John Healy, the former Secretary of Defense during Kiel Stammer's administration, as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Healy served as a junior official in the Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2007, but was not seen as a popular candidate for the important position of finance minister. Instead, Home Secretary Shebana Mahmood and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband were considered more promising. The appointment of Healy may reflect Burnham's approach to employment. People close to Burnham said he hoped the new Chancellor of the Exchequer would carry out his agenda rather than make his own claims. Healy had previously resigned as Secretary of Defense in the Stammer administration to protest against the government's failure to provide sufficient funding for military spending plans. This decision dealt a heavy blow to Stammer's hopes of remaining in office.

Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, unexpectedly appointed John Healy, the former Secretary of Defense during Kiel Stammer's administration, as Chancellor of the Exchequer. Healy served as a junior official in the Ministry of Finance from 2002 to 2007, but was not seen as a popular candidate for the important position of finance minister. Instead, Home Secretary Shebana Mahmood and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband were considered more promising. The appointment of Healy may reflect Burnham's approach to employment. People close to Burnham said he hoped the new Chancellor of the Exchequer would carry out his agenda rather than make his own claims. Healy had previously resigned as Secretary of Defense in the Stammer administration to protest against the government's failure to provide sufficient funding for military spending plans. This decision dealt a heavy blow to Stammer's hopes of remaining in office.