This morning Andy Burnham has set out his devolution agenda for government. At the People’s History Museum in Manchester, the new MP for Makerfield promised the ‘biggest change in our lifetimes to the way the country is run’, with mayors and local authorities empowered instead. A new ‘No. 10 North’ will be set up to oversee the transfer of powers and resources from a ‘broken’ Westminster. ‘The days of Whitehall fighting with devolution power into the regions and nations are over for good’, he said. ‘We will bring about the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen.’

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