Burnham proposes national devolution framework for English metro mayors

Andy Burnham announced on 29 June a devolution plan designed to transfer economic policy, skills training, housing and transport decisions from Whitehall to English metro mayors. The plan builds on Greater Manchester's decade-long devolution settlement and proposes a "good growth in every postcode" framework as a national template. The proposal pushes against English devolution's existing patchwork of bespoke deals, raising unresolved questions about fiscal redistribution and tax-raising powers.