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Andy Burnham: “I want to avoid a 'two-tier England' - where areas that have already been given greater powers pull away from those that…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
I want to avoid a 'two-tier England' - where areas that have already been given greater powers pull away from those that have not.
Said by
Andy Burnham
Labour Party
Source
bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Discussing devolution of power in the UK.

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