Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Eleanor Storey

UNCOVERED: Wales and scotland should consider mayoral devolution burnham suggests | History Defined

Secretary of State for Wales Stephen Kinnock (left) and Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrive for a visit to Tata Steel in Port Talbot, on the next leg of his summer tour meeting local communities outside Westminster, ahead of Parliament’s return next week (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Wire)

Wales and Scotland should consider ways to deepen devolution by following England’s model of giving more powers to cities and regions, Andy Burnham has said.

The Prime Minister also said Wales’s appeals to get control over the Crown Estate will be “given a fair hearing” when the first ministers of the UK’s devolved nations hold their first meeting with him in October.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.