The former Greater Manchester Mayor, who is a long-standing proponent of devolution, is set to say on Monday he would move funds away from central government to England's regions.

The would-be prime minister is said to be looking to set up a 'No10 in the North' as part of his bid to decentralise power away from Westminster.

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