The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

What Andy Burnham’s new tax sharing plans could mean for your region

London could receive more than £2 billion extra under the plans

The Independent UK · Jul 31

Giving mayors a share of tax collected will ’empower’ regions, Burnham says

The Prime Minister announced that regional mayors will be allowed to keep a slice of income tax and business rates to spend on their priorities.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

Mayors given fast-track route to build new trams and transport links

The change will mean mayors and authority leaders can bypass the queue for Whitehall sign-off on their projects, if they cost less than £500 million.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

Where is Andy Burnham’s No10 North? Prime Minister holds first meeting in new Manchester base

The Prime Minister has described the opening of No10 North as the ‘best day of his life’

Evening Standard · Jul 24

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

Where is No 10 North? What we know about Burnham’s push for devolution

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The Independent UK · Jul 23

Regional mayors to play key role in national policy decisions under Burnham’s plan for No 10 North

PM says opening of the new office in Manchester is ‘the biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen’

The Independent UK · Jul 23

Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

Burnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic council

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23

It’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK

Power has been too centralised in Britain and tackling that is key to progress and prosperity. This initiative is ambitious: we’re remaking the state, says UK prime minister Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23