Andy Burnham: My 'London Deal' with Sadiq Khan to fire up the city
Andy Burnham has laid out his vision for London after Lord Sadiq Khan was given sweeping new powers. Writing in The Standard, the Prime Minister vowed to unleash the capital’s “untapped potential” with better transport links, more homes and investment. He highlighted the major new powers on income tax and business rates given to the Mayor of London in the Budget on Wednesday. “This is the first step towards developing a London Deal with Sadiq and the Greater London Authority that gives the capital more of the powers and tools it needs to unlock growth,” he said. “There’s a misconception that giving more power to the rest of country somehow means London getting less. “It’s something I hear all the time. But it couldn’t be further from the truth,” he added, rejecting accusations that he is anti-London. He emphasied tht he wanted London to be “pushing even further” as it drives Britain’s…