Andy Burnham advocates for decentralizing powers to cities, urging the SNP government to share power and criticizing Holyrood.
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Andy Burnham advocates for decentralizing powers to cities, urging the SNP government to share power and criticizing Holyrood.
Who's involved
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Part of
City mayors, including Andy Burnham of Greater Manchester, advocate for greater regional devolution power for Scottish cities like Glasgow and Edinburgh.Also in this story
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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John Swinney
Scottish politician (born 1964)
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Scottish National Party
centre-left nationalist political party in Scotland
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- Burnham visits Lanarkshire to discuss devolution while Alexander supports his offer to the Scottish Government, seeking to persuade Swinney to share power.
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- Ipsos polling revealed public sentiment in Scotland, showing increased support for collaboration despite dissatisfaction with John Swinney.
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