Burnham urges a visitor levy in Greater Manchester, while Starmer includes levy plans in his King's speech.

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Andy Burnham Keir Starmer Greater Manchester

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Burnham introduces a levy in Greater Manchester, backed by Khan, mirroring the successful devolution model of Edinburgh. All 1 developments

Within Burnham promotes decentralization to boost regional growth, while Glasgow seeks funding similar to Manchester's successful model.

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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Keir Starmer
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2024
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Greater Manchester
metropolitan county in North West England
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Sep 10theguardian.com