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Reform UK's Nigel Farage says "devolution could work", but a "Number 10 in the north" and a "Number 10 in the south" would "naturally fight against each other". It comes after Labour leadership frontrunner Andy Burnham set out his plans for a more devolved approach to governing, if he becomes PM. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Well, devolution can work, but if you have a number 10 in the south and a number 10 in the
00:06north, they will naturally fight against each other.
00:10It's the nature of human beings. It's the nature of split responsibilities. That doesn't make sense.
00:16And look, devolution can work, but devolution can only work with the powers that it's given, which in this case
00:24includes raising taxes.
00:25The big national issues that people want to be solved will not be solved by devolution.
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