Jun 30, 2026 – 7.31amLondon | Britain’s leader-in-waiting Andy Burnham has outlined a radical shake-up of prime ministerial power by handing more authority to local mayors and diminishing the bureaucratic control of London.Burnham, expected to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade on July 20, used his first major speech since returning to parliament to also pledge greater state intervention in markets and public services, an economic blueprint that risks being seen as a throwback to 1970s -style stagnation.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
PM-in-waiting wants to give away power to fix broken Britain
Andy Burnham is proposing to hand local mayors outside London more power, in a 10-year plan that includes a throwback to 1970s-style economic policies.
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