The Guardian World · Oct 16, 2026

Burnham to deliver speech in Scotland on devolution – UK politics live

The prime minister is expected to announce plans on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood towards regions and towns We should be hearing from Andy Burnham shortly, as Scotland’s first minister, John Swinney , said he will “of course” work with the prime minister if he wants to devolve more powers to Scotland.