37 hours ago · Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Politics is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 29 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not Westminster Scotland and Wales’s first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to the prime minister’s push to extend English-style regional powers…
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Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham
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