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Burnham’s devolution push to boost Treasury’s northern outpost
Some MPs say Darlington campus has been ‘woefully underutilised’
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Financial Times
· Jul 3, 2026
Power to the North: Burnham’s big idea
Devolution, defence and difficult decisions. Plus, Farage lies low
Daily Mail
· Jun 29, 2026
Burnham's Northern invasion: PM-in-waiting tees up tax raids on South and vows to set up new No10 in Manchester - but dodges questions
Burnham's Northern invasion: PM-in-waiting tees up tax raids on South and vows to set up new No10 in Manchester - but dodges questions
Guido Fawkes
· Jun 22, 2026
Burnham-Backing Pressure Group Publishes Economic Blueprint for Power
The Burnham-backing pressure group Mainstream has published a 69-page document outlining how Burnham should ‘scale up Manchesterism nationally’. Oh boy The ‘highlights’: Public ownership of energy and water (national corporations), housing and transport (city-region scale), and care (municipal). They’re at pains to insist this isn’t “nationalisation”, obviously Let Thames Water fall into special administration and
Toronto Sun
· Jul 5, 2026
GOLDBERG: New York mayor ignoring 40 centuries of economic lessons
Rent controls and price controls don't work
Times of India
· Jun 29, 2026
Inside Andy Burnham's 10-year economic plan: The big changes he says will revive Britain
Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham has unveiled a 10-year economic plan aiming for a significant power shift from Whitehall to local leaders. His vision prioritizes devolving control over housing, transport, education, and economic development to metro mayors and local authorities. Burnham argues this decentralization is crucial for reversing sluggish growth, tackling regional inequality, and rebuilding public trust, promising good growth in every postcode.
Fortune
· Jun 23, 2026
Britain poised for ‘Manchesterism’ under presumptive next Prime Minister Andy Burnham
Burnham was a popular mayor of Greater Manchester, overseeing a period of rapid regeneration for the city in northern England.
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Related coverage for "Burnham’s devolution push to boost Treasury’s northern outpost": Financial Times — Power to the North: Burnham’s big idea. Daily Mail — Burnham's Northern invasion: PM-in-waiting tees up tax raids on South and vows to set up new No10 in Manchester - but dodges questions. Guido Fawkes — Burnham-Backing Pressure Group Publishes Economic Blueprint for Power. Toronto Sun — GOLDBERG: New York mayor ignoring 40 centuries of economic lessons. Times of India — Inside Andy Burnham's 10-year economic plan: The big changes he says will revive Britain. Fortune — Britain poised for ‘Manchesterism’ under presumptive next Prime Minister Andy Burnham