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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nicholas Cecil and Matt Watts

Andy Burnham 'to ease London homes crisis by discouraging Northerners from moving to capital'

Andy Burnham’s devolution reforms will benefit London by reducing migration from England’s regions to the capital which is fuelling house prices, says Communities Secretary Steve Reed.

Mr Reed, MP for Streatham and Croydon North, defended channelling billions more pounds into infrastructure in the regions and giving more powers to regional mayors including over some taxes.

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