Prime Minister's office is establishing a satellite base in Manchester, known as Number 10 North, signaling government commitment to regional decentralization. The move raises questions among Scottish and Welsh officials about implications for devolution and power distribution across the UK.
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As Andy Burnham moves part of Downing Street to Manchester, Scotland and Wales are asking what it means for devolution.
a dispatch from yesterday’s slightly bizarre day in Albert sq as.ft.com/r/39686fc3-0... Prime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country