Prime Minister Andy Burnham is in Glasgow today for a meeting with the leaders from Scotland and Wales. He says he wants to use it to talk about 'the next stage of devolution'. According to the overnight briefing from No 10, he is less interested in giving more powers to the devolved parliaments and more interested in promoting 'regional empowerment' in their countries.
Burnham offers 'regional empowerment' in devolution talks
UKPulse News DeskPrime Minister Andy Burnham is meeting with Scottish and Welsh leaders to discuss the next stage of devolution. He wants to promote regional empowerment, rather than transferring more power from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
- Andy Burnham is meeting with Scottish and Welsh leaders in Glasgow today
- He wants to promote 'regional empowerment' through devolution
- The Scottish government has proposed further devolution of powers from London
What this means for you: This may affect the devolution proposals and the powers held by Scottish and Welsh governments.