Burnham to stick with fiscal rules as power set to flow out of Whitehall

First speech since PM bid

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Andy Burnham has promised further devolution to the UK’s regions in a bid to break Whitehall’s grip on power and improve living standards for all – but insisted he will not “take risks with the public finances”.

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