Lord O’Neill declines job in Burnham government
2 sources·Updated August 22, 2026

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- BBC Top Stories·1h agoBurnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job
Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.
Read at BBC Top Stories → - City A.M.·13h agoLord O’Neill declines job in Burnham government
Former Goldman Sachs executive and Tory Treasury minister Lord Jim O’Neill has declined a job in Andy Burnham’s government, in a blow to the Prime Minister as he looks to woo business ahead of the Budget. O’Neill served as an informal economic adviser to Burnham before his…
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