Swindon had hoped to join Oxfordshire and Berkshire in one mega-authority but plans have stalled.
Andy Burnham could be the think tank prime minister. The incoming Labour leader pays a lot of attention to wonks and their ...
Newcastle City Council leader Colin Ferguson said greater devolution could not be limited to regional mayors [Newcastle City ...
It takes a true believer to bring an unfinished revolution over the line. Like Vladimir Lenin, Andy Burnham returned from ...
An SNP cabinet secretary has said Andy Burnham’s claims of offering further devolution are “unravelling”, after reports that ...
Burnham vowed to bring about the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen.” Here's what he said about his core ...
The debate over defence spending has opened up a new front in the war of politics and power being waged between Welsh and UK ...
Calls are growing for Lancashire's devolution plans to be accelerated. The current proposal is for the Red Rose county to ...
Like all prime ministers taking over mid-term, Andy Burnham is also constrained by his predecessor’s manifesto and track record. His diagnosis of government failure is correct but incomplete. Likewise ...
But if Burnham wants to turbocharge his ambitions by prioritising fiscal devolution – specifically giving tax-raising powers ...
Despite the setback, which local leaders described as “extremely disappointing”, the Wessex Partnership has carried on as an informal coalition, backing a Joint Growth Plan, shared infrastructure work ...
Andy Burnham's sole focus on devolution is criticized as a potential disaster for the country, leading to gridlock.