
Andy Burnham to set out devolution plan amid criticism it won’t benefit regions equally – UK politics live

Plan set to transform funding so English regions no longer rely on Whitehall handouts for projects As we mentioned in the opening post, Ben Houchen, the Conservative Tees Valley mayor, has indicated…
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