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Andy Burnham Proposes 'No10 North' Office in Manchester
Andy Burnham outlined plans last week for a 'No10 North' base in Manchester to coordinate government operations and redistribute power across the UK. The proposal targets a brownfield site on Great Ancoats Street. GB News reported reactions from both critics and regional business groups.
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Andy Burnham proposed opening a 'No10 North' office in Manchester to drive change through an extended operation of the Prime Minister’s Office. He has served as the MP for Makerfield for three weeks. The plan forms part of Burnham’s vision for a rewired Britain.
He stated that the office would coordinate national and local government to set a long-term economic strategy and help regions establish new growth ambitions. Burnham added that No10 North would serve as the conduit to redistribute power and resources across the UK, directing influence equally to the Midlands, South West, East of England, London, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, and North West.
The proposed site is a brownfield location on Great Ancoats Street in Manchester city centre.
The site is already scheduled for a £310 million regeneration project to create the Manchester Digital Campus. William Yarwood, campaigns director at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said taxpayers should not fund a duplicate Downing Street or additional bureaucracy.
Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said the group would support ambitious plans for the North and work with any politician committed to the same goals.
