In his first major policy speech since becoming the likely successor to Keir Starmer as prime minister, the Makerfield MP confirmed his plan to create a No 10 North in Manchester to "make power flow" into the rest of the country.
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Burnham said he would bring "clearer purpose to power up all parts of the country" during his speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester.
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