Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham
<p>John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not Westminster</p><p>Scotland and Wales’s first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to the prime minister’s push to extend English-style regional powers across the UK.</p><p>After talks in Glasgow with John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth about localised employment and reindustrialisation powers, Downing Street characterised the talks as constructive.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/local-devolution-decisions-scotland-wales-first-ministers-tell-burnham">Continue reading...</a>
<p>John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not Westminster</p><p>Scotland and Wales’s first ministers have told Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to the prime minister’s push to extend English-style regional powers across the UK.</p><p>After talks in Glasgow with John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth about localised employment and reindustrialisation powers, Downing Street characterised the talks as constructive.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/local-devolution-decisions-scotland-wales-first-ministers-tell-burnham">Continue reading...</a>