Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans

The UK government is restructuring economic policymaking to include regional mayors in key decisions. Per The Guardian, the move centers on reviving the national economic council, a coordinating body originally created by Gordon Brown during the two thousand eight financial crisis. Andy Burnham argues that 'no one in government loses when power is shared'—framing the change as essential for driving growth through collective action across all government levels. Burnham calls this the biggest rebalancing of power the country has seen, now tied to the establishment of Number Ten North.

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