ThinkLabour paper calls for giving England's metro mayors control over social care, childcare and skills
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Kiran Stacey
6d ago· 4 min readenNews
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A devolution policy expert and Burnham-aligned thinktank head, JP Spencer, has authored a paper calling for England's metro mayors to be granted sweeping new powers over public services including social care, childcare, and skills training. The paper, published by ThinkLabour, signals how a potential future Labour government under Keir Starmer could shift significant authority away from Whitehall to regional mayors. Spencer is part of a small team feeding policy ideas to Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
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bskyThinkLabour paper calls for giving England's metro mayors control over social care, childcare and skillstheguardian.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledMayors should be given power over a wide range of public services, including social care, childcare and skills
Spencer is one of a small team of policy experts who have been feeding ideas to Burnham in recent weeks
Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills
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