Burnham plans to work some days in Manchester as PM
Summary
Andy Burnham plans to work part of the week in Manchester if he becomes prime minister. He aims to share power with local regions by creating a new government unit based in Manchester called "No 10 North."Key Facts
- Andy Burnham wants to split his time between Downing Street in London and Manchester as prime minister.
- He plans to set up a "No 10 North" unit in Manchester to oversee giving more control to English regions.
- This new unit would handle areas like housing, transport, and local economic decisions.
- Burnham says the changes would be the biggest shift in power from London to local communities in the country's history.
- He is the former mayor of Greater Manchester and recently became the MP for Makerfield.
- Burnham is currently the only Labour MP running to replace outgoing Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister.
- Past prime ministers have worked outside London but Burnham may be the first in many decades not to live mainly at Downing Street.
- The last prime minister not to live in Downing Street was in the late 19th century.
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