John Swinney has predicted that Andy Burnham will be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom as the SNP leader intensifies pressure for another Scottish independence referendum.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readJohn Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Michelle O'Neill are expected to meet in Cardiff on Monday as nationalist leaders prepare a joint declaration on self-determination and the UK's constitutional future.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readWelsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has warned Andy Burnham not to treat Wales like an English region as he presses the Prime Minister to devolve policing and justice powers.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readRegional mayors across England are to be given powers to impose an Overnight Visitor Levy on accommodation, with money raised retained for local investment.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readAndy Burnham has sparked a fresh Scottish independence row after saying another referendum would not take place unless majority public support emerged, prompting the SNP to claim the Prime Minister had shifted his position.
Charlotte Mercer · 3 min readAngela Rayner has withdrawn local government reorganisation decisions covering Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and paused the wider programme for review following updated legal advice.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readLiverpool City Region has begun bringing its bus network back under public control, starting in St Helens before expanding to Wirral and the rest of the region.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readThe Burnham Government has launched a cross-government taskforce to examine greater public control across housing, water, energy and transport, while stressing that detailed ownership models and any nationalisation plans have not yet been decided.
Charlotte Mercer · 5 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has offered devolution deals to every part of England without devolved powers and said Cornwall's agreement could proceed with or without an elected mayor.
Charlotte Mercer · 4 min readJohn Swinney's Scottish Government has demanded a Scottish Visa, Rural Visa and Scottish Graduate Visa just a day after publishing its draft legislation for another independence referendum.
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