Burnham to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10
But it is not the same as being prime minister."Andy Burnham needs to do better. He is behaving like he's still the mayor of Manchester. The prime minister is expecting to work from No 10 North every week, and specialist police officers have already been seen guarding the building.It is likely that the longer term base for No 10 North will be at a new government site under construction in the city's Ancoats area.
- ▪But it is not the same as being prime minister."Andy Burnham needs to do better.
- ▪He is behaving like he's still the mayor of Manchester.
- ▪The prime minister is expecting to work from No 10 North every week, and specialist police officers have already been seen guarding the building.It is likely that the longer term base for No 10 North will be at a new government site under c
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Burnham to spend first day working from northern branch of No 10Image source, ReutersByJennifer McKiernan and Paul Seddon, Political reporters and Jack Fenwick, Political correspondentPublished23 July 2026Updated 7 minutes agoAndy Burnham will hold his first meeting at the new No 10 North in Manchester later on Friday.The branch of Downing Street in the North West will form part of the prime minister's aim to shift power from Whitehall and Westminster to regions across the country.Ministers Lucy Powell and Louise Haigh will also operate regularly from the new site, with up to 300 civil servants expected to join them by the end of next year.On Friday in Manchester Burnham will chair a meeting of the National Economic Council, a cabinet committee first launched in 2008 to respond to…
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