You may have noticed that there's lots in the news lately about the political issue of devolution. But what is devolution, and why is everyone talking about it right now? Here's everything you need to ...

It took Andy Burnham decades to become prime minister. Then it took just 10 days to start deliberately diluting the role. The former health secretary and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All of the UK's devolved national governments are now led by parties formally committed to the secession of their territory from ...

English devolution has emerged as a prominent feature of the 2015 general election campaign for a number of reasons. One is the ongoing process of devolution that has been taking place across the UK, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prime Minister Andy Burnham (Image: PA) FURTHER devolution would strengthen the case for a written constitution for the UK, Andy ...

Burnham is inspired by Germany’s postwar basic law, which equalises finances across the regions.Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA Andy Burnham has said his programme of devolution strengthens the case for ...

The United Kingdom is made up of four nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, but they are not equal. England ...

Andy Burnham has promised to deliver the "biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen" as our new prime minister, with power taken away from Westminster and redistributed to all parts of the UK.

When David Cameron met with Nicola Sturgeon to consider further devolution for Scotland, it became obvious that the Conservative party’s plans to implement the Smith Commission report would cut no ice ...