He presents fiscal devolution as a self-evident route to faster growth. Yet the evidence on this is mixed at best.

Gareth Hetherington: 'Our difficulty is not a shortage of powers but a persistent failure to use the powers already held to ...

All of Lancashire's 15 councils are due to be scrapped within the next year Calls are growing for Lancashire's devolution ...

Andy Burnham could be the think tank prime minister. The incoming Labour leader pays a lot of attention to wonks and their ...

Former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham devolved his city to greatness, and would like to do the same for the whole U.K. Can ...

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills ...

Newcastle City Council leader Colin Ferguson said greater devolution could not be limited to regional mayors [Newcastle City ...

Letters: Daughne Taylor and John Marriott respond to the prospective new prime minister’s 10-year proposal to cede more power to regions and communities ...

But if Burnham wants to turbocharge his ambitions by prioritising fiscal devolution – specifically giving tax-raising powers ...

Devolution is a laudable endeavour, but it will widen the gap between thriving and struggling areas as much as closing it, ...

The prospective prime minister’s Monday speech showed no evidence of tackling the causes of the UK’s strangled growth.

Burnham vowed to bring about the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen.” Here's what he said about his core ...