Calls to allow a Heart of Wessex authority that was first rejected by the government in January 2025.

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

Angela Rayner launches pitch to lead Burnham’s devolution revolution - In her first major speech since Keir Starmer announced his resignation, former minister warns Britain has ‘been on the wrong path

Justice and policing in Wales, control of regional funding and planning powers are the defining issues faced by PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham if he pursues plans for radical devolution. Downing Street (North or South) will also need to resolve key issues of scrutiny and accountability.

The new PM will have to empower senior officials delivering devolution to tame Sir Humphrey, writes the associate dean, School of Public Policy, at the LSE. Andy Burnham has made it clear that devolution is his key domestic policy, one which will “rewire ...

Devolution of economic powers has the potential to unlock stronger growth but there is nothing inevitable about its success. It will stand or fall on its execution, the incentives it creates and the fiscal discipline it requires.

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered

The time could not be better for the incoming Prime Minister to move further and faster on devolution, a leading think tank has said on the day Andy Burnham took leadership of his party.