DEVOLUTION

Burnham calls for transfer of powers from 'dysfunctional' Westminster

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called for further devolution of powers to local government in a week of political turmoil in Westminster.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has called for further devolution of powers to local government in a week of political turmoil in Westminster.

He told the National Children and Adults Services conference in Manchester that Brexit had left the national Government paralysed.

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