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Andy Burnham: “I’m not sure which economists you mean because two very prominent ones, Lord Jim O’Neil and Andy Haldane, have both said…”

On the recordJuly 4, 2026
I’m not sure which economists you mean because two very prominent ones, Lord Jim O’Neil and Andy Haldane, have both said that a devolution drive that brings power to all parts of the country could be game-changing when it comes to levels of UK growth.
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Andy Burnham
Labour Party

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On the economic impact of devolution.

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