LONDON: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will open his newly created northern office on Friday, as he bids to launch his flagship policy of reversing decades of centralizing power over England in London. Ahead of officially opening his “Number 10 North” hub in Manchester, Burnham — who replaced Keir Starmer in 10 Downing Street on Monday — reiterated his vow to put “more power into every postcode” to spur economic growth. “For 40 years, power and resources have been sucked into the center, and too many communities have felt forgotten,” he said in a statement late Thursday.

Power has been too centralised in Britain and tackling that is key to progress and prosperity. This initiative is ambitious: we’re remaking the state, says UK prime minister Andy…

New PM Andy Burnham announced his ambition to create a northern branch of Downing Street in Manchester last month to stop power being hoarded in Westminster