#devolution

Burnham wants Caroline Simpson to run No 10 North, turning devolution into an early power test with Whitehall.

Burnham’s blueprint makes Whitehall the villain, pitching No 10 North, deeper devolution and public control as Britain’s growth fix.

Burnham is turning his PM bid into a test of whether Labour will move power and money out of Whitehall.

Burnham’s Manchester No 10 plan would test whether devolution can move real power out of London, not just rebrand it.