Number 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy Burnham

Number 10 North is no ‘gimmick’, says Andy Burnham

Prime minister remains insistent that new Manchester office sends a more important signal to rest of the country

24 Jul, 18:14

‘Number 10 North’ is no more than a gimmick

Number 10 North has been designed to attract headlines without having been put under any real scrutiny, writes Eliot Wilson.

6 Jul, 03:33

Burnham’s ‘No10 North’ Gimmick Could Cost More Than Half a Billion Pounds

Guido has looked at comparable costs of starting new campuses and come up with some estimates for Burnham’s No10 North: Secure building: £120-£300 million. The Darlington Economic Campus, a civil service hub for the Treasury, cost £118 million to set up. Burnham’s version will likely need enhanced blast protection, a secure and policed perimeter, as…

30 Jun, 12:23