Manchester is the top rated city to replace London as the capital, according to a survey.
A YouGov poll for Times Radio found that one in six people - around 16 per cent - support moving the UK capital away from London. Among those who wanted a new capital, more than half backed Manchester.
Manchester came out on top overall from all respondents who voted in the poll, even among those who did not support changing the capital. 25 per cent of those polled backed the city, followed by 19 per cent for Birmingham and 17 per cent for Edinburgh.
