{
  "id": 2485945,
  "title": "Burnham economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/burnham-economic-adviser-oneill-rules-out-government-job",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T02:53:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwym4m4j848o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lord Jim O'Neill, the economist advising Prime Minister Andy Burnham, has ruled out taking a formal government job. O'Neill, a crossbench peer and former treasury minister, stated he does not want the constraints associated with such a role. He explained that he enjoys his current position too much and wants to maintain control of his business interests. Despite being tipped for the role of Burnham's chief economic adviser, O'Neill emphasized that his decision is not due to any policy disagreements. Instead, he expressed his enthusiasm for Burnham's focus on devolution and hopes for bold action from the new government. O'Neill intends to maintain an informal relationship with the Prime Minister and his team.",
  "summary": "Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}