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  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Michael Heseltine
    If Johnson wants to ‘level up’, this is what he must do

    The power that enabled regional economies to make Britain what it became needs to be restored

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    UK regional policy
    Councils sign up to South Yorkshire devolution

    Four authorities back plan that will give Sheffield mayor access to £30m extra funding

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    Ben Rogers
    London feels vulnerable for first time in years

    Its weakening relationship with the rest of the UK is a cautionary tale

  • Thursday, 3 October, 2019
    Northern Powerhouse
    Northern leaders attack ministers’ over rail promises

    Bradford and Manchester accuse government of playing them off against each other

  • Friday, 13 September, 2019
    Northern Powerhouse
    Johnson vows to north he will ‘do devolution properly’

    Prime minister to hand over control of railways and create new economic growth body

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Northern Powerhouse
    Northern England politicians demand £7bn in transport funding

    Minister says government ‘serious’ about devolution and infrastructure agenda

  • Tuesday, 9 July, 2019
    UK devolution
    No-deal Brexit poses ‘real risk’ of UK break-up, cabinet told

    Challenge of holding Union’s four nations together would grow, ministers warned

  • Monday, 1 July, 2019
    Heseltine urges greater powers for metro mayors

    Tory grandee’s report says devolution push away from London has stalled

  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    How to bridge England’s north-south divide

    A report calls for adopting German approach to reunification

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  • Saturday, 11 May, 2019
    Jim O'Neill
    Stockport offers towns a blueprint for revival

    The area is tackling the problems that beset declining places close to big cities

  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2019
    AnalysisUK local elections
    Momentum favourite closes in on key UK mayoral role

    Labour’s Jamie Driscoll would be group’s first metropolitan mayor if he wins North of Tyne

  • Tuesday, 26 February, 2019
    Northern Powerhouse
    Osborne demands action on Northern Powerhouse plan

    Downing Street under fire for ‘lack of vision’ and failing to advance initiative

  • Wednesday, 20 February, 2019
    Labour Party UK
    Corbyn supporter wins Labour nomination for metro mayor

    Momentum activist beats one of the party’s most prominent northern politicians

  • Tuesday, 19 February, 2019
    Analysis
    Pro-Corbyn group challenges ‘heir of Blair’ to be metro mayor

    Momentum pushes to use position as test bed for ‘radical municipal socialism’

  • Friday, 8 February, 2019
    Manchester needs more devolved powers, says study

    Conurbation of 2.8m has ‘world-class strengths’ but too many low-skilled jobs

  • Monday, 21 January, 2019
    Manchester seeks powers to run bus services

    Andy Burnham to invoke new law in bid to reverse decline in passenger numbers

  • Wednesday, 16 January, 2019
    AnalysisUK nationalisation
    Why Conservative mayor wants to take over local airport

    Ben Houchen says Durham Tees Valley could be a success, but Labour is wary of the plans

  • Tuesday, 13 November, 2018
    Northern Powerhouse
    Northern politicians demand powers to boost economy

    Fears for devolution programme and Northern Powerhouse project on ‘life support’

  • Friday, 12 October, 2018
    UK regional policy
    UK must speed up EU fund dispersal, warn local councils

    Risk of missing out on £1bn available until 2020 for schemes to get people into work, says LGA

  • Monday, 8 October, 2018
    Mayors lobby for control over EU replacement cash

    Leaders of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield and Tees Valley demand purse strings

  • Friday, 8 June, 2018
    Jennifer Williams
    Northern rail woes make case for more UK devolution

    Train chaos shows a government incapable of delivering fair transport infrastructure

  • Wednesday, 9 May, 2018
    Burnham sees more devolution as ‘answer’ to Brexit

    Manchester mayor says power transfer to regions will reduce damage of leaving EU

  • Wednesday, 4 April, 2018
    The FT ViewWorld
    England’s mayors can be more than cheerleaders

    The government should seek to devolve greater powers to the regions

  • Tuesday, 3 April, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Labour says Dan Jarvis can be both MP and city mayor

    Party makes exception for Sheffield candidate after ban on members holding two elected positions

  • Friday, 23 March, 2018
    UK politics & policy
    Labour moderate wins nomination for Sheffield mayor

    Barnsley MP seen by many as biggest threat to Jeremy Corbyn

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