Will women get a seat at Andy Burnham's table?

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The New Labour band might be getting back together around Andy Burnham's cabinet table - good for nostalgia, but the women have other thoughts if there are set to be two Milibands in the great offices of state and no women.

Harriet tells Beth and Ruth this week that trust is broken between female Labour MPs and the top of the party, and how they are expecting hard proof from Burnham that he sees them equally, because words are not enough anymore.

And as Sir Keir Starmer leaves Burnham with a black hole in his budget as a parting gift - how can Burnham pay for it?And is this going to be a return of the welfare bill rebels?

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