London and Manchester are brilliant cities and engines of innovation for our country, but Avanti Andy is heading for signal failure if he doesn’t rapidly realise there is a Britain that lies beyond the tracks connecting Euston and Manchester Piccadilly.
Ed Davey: “London and Manchester are brilliant cities and engines of innovation for our country, but Avanti Andy is heading for…”
On the recordJuly 9, 2026
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Ed Davey
Liberal Democrats
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theguardian.comEditor's note · Context
Davey critiques Andy Burnham's devolution proposals.
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