Andy Burnham is already making moves on Downing Street, starting with appointing a chief of staff. The newly elected Makerfield MP has essentially handed the keys of no 10 to James Purnell. Friend of Israel and right-wing lobbyist As the Canary has already reported, Purnell was the chairperson of the lobby group, Labour Friends of Israel (LFI). He was also, until recently, the chief executive of lobby group Flint Global, which counts BP, Amazon, Jaguar Land Rover and Uber among its clients. Flint has also previously advised Thames Water.  As Ranjan Balakumaran said: This appointment exposes the absolute hypocrisy behind Burnham’s…