# Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-30T17:53:51+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/30/local-devolution-decisions-scotland-wales-first-ministers-tell-burnham
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/local-devolution-decisions-rest-solely-with-scotland-and-wales-first-m-968699/

John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not Westminster Scotland and Wales’s first ministers tell Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their parliaments, in response to the prime minister’s push to extend English-style regional powers across the UK. After talks in Glasgow with John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth about l

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