POLL OF THE DAY: Should Ed Miliband be Britain's next Chancellor?

Published: 12:17, 24 June 2026 | Updated: 12:19, 24 June 2026 Andy Burnham looks set to appoint 'Red Ed' Miliband as his new Chancellor following his 'coronation' as the new Prime Minister in the coming weeks. Senior business figures have expressed concerns over briefings Miliband could be the next occupant of No.11, even joining with some Burnham-backing Labour MPs to warn that the Energy Secretary would wreak havoc if he was put in charge of the economy. Mr Miliband has been criticised for pushing the Net Zero agenda, and it is feared he could increase taxes to fund it. Mr Burnham is expected to set out his plans for growth and a promise to keep Rachel Reeves' fiscal rules next week, in a speech he hopes will reassure the markets after he caused alarm last year by saying Britain should not be 'in hock' to bond traders. But there are concerns if Mr Miliband is made Chancellor he could push Britain towards borrowing billions of pounds to fund projects which would mark a move to the left. Now Daily Mail readers can have their say in the latest poll on whether Ed Miliband should be the UK's next Chancellor.  In the last poll, Mail readers were asked: 'Is it right for Andy Burnham to become the next Prime Minister without a contest?' Out of more than 2,000 votes, 89 per cent of you said 'no' and 11 per cent said 'yes'. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.