Andy Burnham will pledge to “lift Britain back up” with “good growth in every postcode”, delivered through devolution, in his first major speech since returning to Westminster.
The former Greater Manchester mayor, who will almost certainly replace Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister next month, will make the case for a radical transfer of power away from London and call for decision-making to be pushed back into local communities in a speech in Manchester on Monday.
Mr Burnham, who is a long-standing proponent of devolution, will outline the “biggest transfer of power out of Whitehall in modern times”, at the centre of which would be the introduction of a 'No10 North', reportedly to be based in Manchester, to coordinate economic policy.
His address will come one week after he was sworn in as an MP following his victory in Makerfield.
Meanwhile, Mr Burnham continues to mull his future cabinet. Rachel Reeves appears to have conceded she will no longer be staying on as chancellor, with several senior ministers including home secretary Shabana Mahmood and energy secretary Ed Miliband reportedly in the running to succeed her.
