The Latest Breaking News from No 10 North

UK politics: Burnham defends cost of opening No 10 North against ‘London-based’ critics – as it happened

PM, on his first day at new base, says it will create ‘that sense of a more balanced country, that big things can be done from here’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24

Zack Polanski and Angela Rayner clash as she rejects rent controls for London

Housing Secretary Ms Rayner took a stronger stance on rent limits than new Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Evening Standard · Jul 24

UK PM Andy Burnham heads north to kickstart English 'devolution' plans

UK PM Andy Burnham's setting up of his northern office in Manchester aims to transfer power from London and stimulate regional growth. Experts, however, caution that it could merely facilitate de-concentration instead of authentic devolution, leaving England’s political landscape still heavily centralised despite regional leadership efforts.

The Economic Times · Jul 24

Here be dragons: does moving power to the north work?

Andy Burnham’s recent promise to create a ‘No 10 North’ echoes BBC’s successful Out of London plan

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19

Mapping the best location for No 10 North

Brief letters: Politics beyond Westminster | A win for Everton | Name the queen | Man’s best friend | Tuned in for music

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

Andy Burnham mocked for rating AI-generated posters for No 10 North

ANDY Burnham has been mocked online after posting a video of himself rating AI-generated images of his proposed No 10 North headquarters – with…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 2

Burnham’s No 10 North: could two-centre government be made to work?

Plan to move part of Whitehall to Manchester seems popular but would involve major logistical challenges and costs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

‘It’s a stellar idea’: readers on Andy Burnham’s No 10 North plans

Some hail the opportunities greater devolution could bring, while others question the cost

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

The key flaw in Burnham’s ‘No 10 in the North’ plan

Andy Burnham is bringing Downing Street to Manchester. The landmark plans for a Northern government hub were announced in Burnham’s speech on 29 June, in which he said that “No 10 North will be at the centre of a rewired Britain.”

The Independent UK · Jul 1

Andy Burnham picks Greater Manchester CEO to oversee devolution of power at No 10 North

Described as Burnham’s ‘right-hand woman’, Caroline Simpson has been putting his vision of ‘Manchesterism’ into practice since 2024

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29