UK Leaders Split Over Burnham's 10-Year No 10 North Plan
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
UK Leaders Split Over Burnham's 10-Year No 10 North Plan
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 29
Summary
Kemi Badenoch, Ed Davey, Zack Polanski, Robert Jenrick and nationalist leaders all weighed in on Andy Burnham’s proposal to shift power from Whitehall to a new “No 10 North” in Manchester.
Badenoch called the plan “old hat” and warned of a “summer of chaos,” while Jenrick said voters want “radical change now” rather than waiting 10 years.
Davey backed the push to move power into local communities, arguing councils need a real say instead of a “one-size-fits-all” approach from the top.
Polanski questioned whether devolved powers would matter without funding, urging Burnham to back a wealth tax, protect the poorest and stop cuts to local authority budgets.
Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth said the idea means little to Wales, and SNP leader Dave Doogan said Burnham was offering Scotland devolution rhetoric while keeping Westminster policies such as Brexit and austerity.