This needs a much deeper cultural change across Whitehall and the scale of that challenge can’t be underestimated.
On the recordJuly 2, 2026
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Angela Rayner
Labour Party
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independent.co.ukEditor's note · Context
Speech on devolution at the New Economics Foundation
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