Burnham: I’ll shift the power from Whitehall

ANDY Burnham says he will shift power away from Whitehall as part of a “10-year mission” to drive up living standards.

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In his first major policy speech yesterday, he said his decade-long plan would transform Britain by giving regions control over essential utilities, transport and housing.

The prospective prime minister promised to set a “new direction”, with an outpost of 10 Downing Street based in Manchester to drive his plans to rewire the British state and promised to give people hope for the future.