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Regional Mayors Back Burnham's 'Devolution Revolution' | Claire Ward
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July 26, 2026
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6:33Now Playing"Far too much is centralized in Westminster and Whitehall. And Andy Burnham is committed to a devolution revolution.”
Current funding from London “comes with a lot of strings attached”, so handing regional leaders control over their own tax revenues is needed to break Whitehall's grip on local growth, says East Midlands Mayor, Claire Ward.
Claire Ward was speaking to Rosie Wright and Nick Wallis on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6-10am.
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