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The favourite to be the next prime minister will set out his economic vision in a speech in Manchester.
Andy Burnham, frontrunner to be Britain’s next Prime Minister, vows strict Labour fiscal discipline while unveiling a “No 10 North” to drive regional devolution, reindustrialisation and higher living standards,
Standard Chartered Bank’s Chief Economist for Europe and UK, Christopher Graham, reviews Andy Burnham’s plan to make devolution a central pillar of his premiership.
It has been 25 years since the start of Welsh devolution Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution. It followed a referendum two years earlier where a narrow majority of voters backed setting up ...
Millions of voters will head to the polls on 7 May, for local elections in England and national parliamentary elections in Scotland and Wales. The UK has had devolved governments since the late 1990s, which work alongside the Westminster Parliament.
You may have noticed that there's lots in the news lately about the political issue of devolution. But what is devolution, and why is everyone talking about it right now? Here's everything you need to know. Devolution is the name given to the way that ...
The government's consultation into plans for priority scheme devolution and local government reorganisation in Sussex and Brighton & Hove ends this weekend People have until Sunday to give their comments on plans for devolution, which includes an elected ...
Andy Burnham is a gifted showman – but devolution is not a magic wand - THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The prime minister presumptive has made a strong pitch that he can both imagine and articulate the kind of ‘rewired’ Britain the electorate demands – but,
