Rumours Andy Burnham will be next to go; Reports Miliband could follow UPDATE: Miliband will NOT resign and does not agree with Purnell's decision

Andy Burnham By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982

UPDATE: David Miliband will not resign and does not agree with James Purnell’s decision, he’s said in a statement.

Rumours are spreading within the Party tonight that Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary, is likely to resign from the cabinet over the next few days. He would be the sixth minister in as many days to step down after Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell left the government tonight.

Meanwhile, Radio 5 and Sky News are both strongly hinting that David Miliband may also step down in the next few days.

Burnham and Miliband were both staunch Blairites during the 1990s.

Alex Smith

Alex is the founder and CEO of The Cares Family. He was editor and first director of LabourList in 2009-2010, during which time he established the site as the number one Labour blog, and later an aide to Ed Miliband.

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