20/11/2025 09:59
The Guardian
The home secretary’s plans ‘may leave people in a sense of limbo and unable to integrate’, Burnham saidThere are three urgent questions (UQs) in the Commons today, and business questions (questions on next week’s Commons business, not on the work of the business department), before Shabana Mahmood’s statement. Here are the rough timings.10.30am: A defence minister responds to a UQ on the Russian spy ship Yantar.Over the past decade, the city region has become the fastest growing part of the UK economy, driven by a high-performing centre unrecognisable from even 15 years ago.Our trailblazing devolution deals and unique partnership approach have fuelled annual growth of 3.1 per cent – more than double the rate of the country as a whole. A recent report from Oxford Economics praised Greater Manchester’s growth journey, calling us a “trailblazer for local devolution.”A new strategic partnership between GMCA and GMPF [Greater Manchester Pension Fund] – the first of its kind in the country – will prioritise local investment and align the GMPF’s investment to our integrated pipeline. Projects in the integrated pipeline will be able to access patient capital that aims for sustainable growth and long-term impact.We’ll invest in a way that makes the most of every pound, delivering social as well as economic benefits.Our Greater Manchester baccalaureate is transforming technical education, giving young people a clear line of sight to high quality jobs in our growing economy, and we’re helping residents to live healthier, happier lives and access new employment and training opportunities through our Live Well approach.Underpinning all this is the Bee Network – our safe, green and affordable public transport system, which is seamlessly connecting people and places like never before. Next year eight rail lines will be brought into the network, which already includes bus, rail, tram, and active travel routes. Continue reading...
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