According to GB News, Shabana Mahmood is expected to keep her position as Home Secretary if Andy Burnham succeeds Sir Keir Starmer in Downing Street.
If Mr. Burnham enters 10 Downing Street, it is reported that Ms. Mahmood will maintain her current portfolio and continue work on restructuring policing in England and Wales. This includes efforts to merge forces and pressing ahead with reforms to Britain's immigration system.
Ms. Mahmood is a member of Blue Labour who has forged a closer relationship with the former Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham.
The Telegraph reported that Ms. Mahmood joins Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper as members within Sir Keir's top team who are reluctant to leave their portfolios.
Other Cabinet changes have been reported alongside these developments. Public resignations from Wes Streeting, Al Carns, and John Healey were noted in reports regarding the transition period.
A number of Cabinet members are understood to have urged Sir Keir Starmer to resign and set up an orderly transition of power.
On Friday afternoon, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told Sir Keir it was time to set out a timeline for his departure.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told GB News that Mr. Burnham's victory would earn him a very loud voice at the top of national politics.
It is understood that Andy Burnham, formerly the Greater Manchester Mayor, is assembling a list of 200 Labour MPs to urge Sir Keir Starmer to step down.
According to reports, Shabana Mahmood is not believed to have made any private deal with Mr. Burnham and is said to be committed to her current role.
Sources indicate that some allies of the Prime Minister previously believed Ms. Mahmood could become Chancellor if she enters Downing Street. However, Labour sources say Mr. Burnham has cooled on this idea.
It had been suggested that Energy Secretary Ed Miliband would be appointed as Chancellor. But Labour sources have said Mr. Burnham has also cooled on that idea following the Makerfield by-election results.