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⬤ LOW 09 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC

UK Politics: Andy Burnham’s Signature Devolution Policy May Be His Undoing

The one thing we know about Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, other than that he’s from the north, is that he wants to devolve more power to local government. On everything else he has been vague. Public ownership of utilities? The details are in the post. A closer relationship with the European Union? Fine so long as it doesn’t disturb the results of the Brexit referendum? But the former mayor of Manchester has no choice but to deliver something substantial on devolution, his signature
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