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PM hopeful Andy Burnham gives anticipated policy speech…which brings more questions than answers
Andy Burnham has finally broken cover to flesh out a vision of what he’d do with power in No10... but his grand vision didn't go much beyond English devolution and a sentimental commitment to give people 'hope in their hearts'.
As the Manchester Mayor delivers his first major set-piece speech as Prime Minister-in-waiting, Julia Hartley-Brewer tears apart his 10-year plan to strip Whitehall of power and hand it to regional mayors.
Will devolving decisions northward actually deliver growth, cut welfare, fund defence, and tackle mass immigration — or is it just rearranging the deckchairs on the…
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