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Burnham to deliver speech in Scotland on devolution – UK politics live

The Guardian16 October 2026, 09:49 UTCUnited Kingdom

The prime minister is expected to announce plans on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood towards regions and townsGood morning and welcome to our UK politics live blog. Prime minister Andy Burnham is in Scotland today where he is expected to invite Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney, to collaborate on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood and pushing control further down to Scottish regions and towns.The newswires have reported an extract of his speech, which he is expected to deliver in Lanarkshire around midday:Durin

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