(L-R) Chief executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Caroline Simpson, Britain's Minister of State in the Cabinet Office Louise Haigh, Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service Antonia Romeo, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey and Department for Business and Trade director general, Sam Lister pose for a photo during a visit to officially open No10 North in Manchester, north-west England on July 24, 2026. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham was to open his newly created northern office on Friday, as he bids to launch his flagship move to reverse decades of centralising power over England in London. (Photo by James Speakman / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)