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On the recordJuly 2, 2026
The answer is devolution: real devolution, not the begging-bowl culture of the past, where regional politicians came to Whitehall with their caps in hand, asking permission to run their own bus routes.
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Angela Rayner
Labour Party

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Speech on devolution at the New Economics Foundation

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