The Act also beefs up the Local Audit Office, in charge of monitoring the local council’s finances. The underlying ...

PM argues for codified model of decentralisation that would fundamentally change centuries-old workings of state ...

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills ...

Andy Burnham has built his reputation on championing regional devolution – as Greater Manchester’s mayor he was celebrated as the “king of the north”. If, as now seems likely, he becomes prime ...

New combined local authorities will get wide-ranging new powers under the Government’s devolution bill, Angela Rayner has said, as she proclaimed a “new era” for Britain. Powers including transport, ...

Andy Burnham on Monday unveiled his economic blueprint for Britain which is set to see the “biggest transfer of power out of Whitehall in modern times”. The landmark reforms are expected to lead to ...

Andy Burnham promised the "biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen" as part of his plans for the UK if he becomes the next prime minister. In his first major policy speech, Burnham said on ...

The heads of the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments came together ahead of the opening of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Patterns of cloud adoption across the UK public sector are anecdotally far from uniform, with central government bodies notably further ahead of their local government counterparts. But with Whitehall ...

Burnham is inspired by Germany’s postwar basic law, which equalises finances across the regions.Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Andy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for ...