UK PM Burnham unveils more financial powers for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has met the leaders of Scotland and Wales in Glasgow for a meeting of the National Economic Council focused on creating new jobs and economic growth. Burnham said the Scottish and Welsh first ministers had accepted the offer he made in Motherwell to work jointly on regional empowerment in both nations, with officials on each side now carrying out detailed work to find arrangements that are right for Scotland and Wales and get growth going at ground level. Al Jazeera's Milena Veselinovic reports from Glasgow, Scotland. Subscribe to our channel…
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Four nations must ‘move at same pace together’, Burnham says on devolution
The Prime Minister met leaders from Scotland and Wales and representatives from Northern Ireland to discuss regional devolution.
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