John Healey aims to move power out of Westminster, while Andy Burnham commits to following Rachel Reeves' borrowing framework and fiscal rules.
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Updated Aug 1
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John Healey aims to move power out of Westminster, while Andy Burnham commits to following Rachel Reeves' borrowing framework and fiscal rules.
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Healey seeks to devolve power from Westminster; Burnham upholds Reeves' fiscal rules.1 source
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The entities involved
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Westminster
area of the City of Westminster in the London Region in England
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Rachel Reeves
British politician and current Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1979)
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