As Burnham's path to Number 10 has cleared many have speculated about what type of PM he will be. Creating a Northern Office would be a strong move in the direction of devolution and points towards a PM more willing to do bold things and use his majority forcefully. This could also help win back voters from the North who feel ignored by London, potentially hurting the Greens and Reform.
Here is the money shot from the artcle;
"Burnham will set out plans on Monday for a devolution of power if, as expected, he becomes Prime Minister next month. Moving part of the Downing Street operation to Manchester is expected to be the most eye-catching part of that agenda.
One person briefed on the plans said: "Andy has big plans on devolution and includes having an office in the North." A spokesperson for Burnham declined to comment but said that he would set out details "in due course"."
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reminds me how they tried to move the lords to york.
This kinda makes sense, but I wouldn’t expect to see the laddies up north to stop with their “buh wha’about t’North??”