{
  "id": 40768,
  "title": "Why Andy Burnham’s devolution pledge will be tricky to deliver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/why-andy-burnhams-devolution-pledge-will-be-tricky-to-deliver",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:19:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/02/andy-burnham-devolution-pledge-tricky-deliver-inequality"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sharing income tax with England’s regional mayors could tackle inequality but many councils are ill-equipped for an enlarged role On the road to Downing Street, Andy Burnham promised to transfer power from Westminster to every postcode in the country. After his first two weeks in office, the size and complexity of this project are becoming clearer. With a date set for the autumn budget , the work…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}