Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has restructured government departments, creating the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to centralize economic growth policy. The move shifts specific functions from the Treasury and housing ministry to a new unit led by Louise Haigh.
Why it matters
This reorganization signals a major shift in UK governance, aiming to consolidate regional economic power under a single, powerful department.
Louise Haigh will head up the new department, which takes in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry. Louise Haigh will head up the new department, which takes in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry. Labour Andy Burnham shakes up Whitehall with new government department Office of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and Manchester
Burnham’s first cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?
Prefer the Guardian on Google Andy Burnham has created a powerful new prime minister’s department taking in parts of the Cabinet Office, Treasury and housing ministry to become the “dominant driver of the UK’s economy”.
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