There will also be a 'fiscal devolution roadmap' on budget day, setting out terms of how regional mayors can get more power and money and drawn up partly by Burnham's new Manchester outpost, No. 10 North. Legislation to let them impose tourist taxes will ... See more
Water UK Chief Executive David Henderson urged the government to move ahead with reforms suggested last year by former Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe, before ministers decide the overall path of how the sector is owned. The Cunliffe report '... See more
Good Tuesday morning. This is Dan Bloom in New York and Sam Francis in Brighton, with Andrew McDonald pulling it all together in London. You can’t say we don’t get out of the capital. DRIVING THE DAY I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT: Andy Burnham will wake up in... See more
Follow Andy Burnham’s Plan for Britain Starts Above a Manchester Cocktail Bar Dan Bloom Fri, August 21, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC 8 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANCHESTER, England — On the day in June that Andy... See more
Good afternoon. This is Dan Bloom, aided by the Playbook team including Sam Francis in Downing Street. MONDAY CHEAT SHEET — Andy Burnham is appointing his Cabinet. Ed Miliband, Shabana Mahmood and John Healey are inside No. 10. — The new PM ditched a wave... See more
