00:01The Prime Minister is holding the first major meeting at Number 10 North as the government
00:05begins moving key decision making away from Whitehall. Ministers, regional mayors and business
00:11leaders will discuss economic growth and devolution with plans for more civil servants to work from
00:16Manchester. The government says bringing power closer to communities should improve local
00:22decision making and investment. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said the plans do not go far
00:29enough. Badenoch argues bigger economic challenges must be addressed. The latest move is part of wider
00:35changes expected to reshape how government works for people across the whole of England.
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