Andy Burnham’s devolution plans will rile the nation

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Andy Burnham’s devolution plans will rile the nation The PM wants to give more power to the very local-government bodies the public already despises. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Damian Smith" }) Damian Smith 12th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Alarm bells are now ringing loudly over new prime minister Andy Burnham’s lack of any detailed vision for Britain. Yet amid the vague promises of ending the politics of division, and the usual platitudes that Burnham has somehow managed to rebrand as ‘doing politics differently’, he has offered one relatively clear new proposal.

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▪Andy Burnham’s devolution plans will rile the nation The PM wants to give more power to the very local-government bodies the public already despises. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Damian Smith" }) Damian Smith 12th Augu
▪Alarm bells are now ringing loudly over new prime minister Andy Burnham’s lack of any detailed vision for Britain.
▪Yet amid the vague promises of ending the politics of division, and the usual platitudes that Burnham has somehow managed to rebrand as ‘doing politics differently’, he has offered one relatively clear new proposal.

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Andy Burnham’s devolution plans will rile the nation The PM wants to give more power to the very local-government bodies the public already despises. i Getty dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Damian Smith" }) Damian Smith 12th August 2026 i Getty Share Topics Politics UK Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Alarm bells are now ringing loudly over new prime minister Andy Burnham’s lack of any detailed vision for Britain. Yet amid the vague promises of ending the politics of division, and the usual platitudes that Burnham has somehow managed to rebrand as ‘doing politics differently’, he has offered one relatively clear new proposal.

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