Manchester Unfinished: Problems with devolution
According to Lisa Nandy MP, devolution has two key problems in its current phase, i.e. it is male-dominated and pits city regions against each other.
According to Lisa Nandy MP, devolution has two key problems in its current phase, i.e. it is male-dominated and pits city regions against each other.
From arguments between the local politicians and the central government to infighting within the Labour Party, Manchester’s devolution is plagued with political rifts regarding its direction.
Devolution deals have funded projects such as Bee Network and brownfield re-development, but some areas remain overlooked.
Andy Burnham and the Secretary of State for levelling-up have taken the reigns of planning devolution since George Osborne left his position as Chancellor of the Exchequer
Devolution deals between Greater Manchester and the government have had several different faces but there seems to be a lack of uniform vision.
Lisa Nandy MP talked about devolution, Manchester and the cities-town divide when introducing her new book at the Manchester Literature Festival.
The MP for Wigan Lisa Nandy has clarified Labour leader Keir Starmer’s comments on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Nandy – the
Politicians representing Greater Manchester have commented on the Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s claim that fearing discrimination for being a woman
Labour MP Lisa Nandy has lashed out following a report into the death of a two-year-old due to poor housing
Labour is in dire need of new fresh leadership after Jeremy Corbyn led the party to their worst result since 1935 back in December. The new leader will be confirmed on Saturday as either Keir Starmer, Lisa Nandy or Rebecca Long-Bailey, but can any of them really become the next Clement Attlee?
Giving new Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget “six out of ten”, GM Mayor Andy Burnham has expressed concerns that the budget was “a little high on rhetoric and a little bit low on delivery”.
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