Burnham declares era of Whitehall resisting devolution ‘over for good’

• Andy Burnham has opened a new No 10 North office in Manchester, describing it as the "biggest rebalancing of power" the UK has seen.
• The Prime Minister will work from the Manchester outpost, located in Heron House, once a week during his premiership.
• His initial engagement involved chairing a National Economic Council meeting, which will include regional mayors alongside senior ministers.
• Burnham stated that regional mayors will play a key role in UK policymaking, declaring the era of Whitehall resisting devolution "over for good".
• The initiative aims to accelerate devolution, drive reindustrialisation and growth across the UK and shift power away from Westminster to local levels.

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