LONDON(National Times)- Britain\u2019s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signalled his support for a written Constitution for the UK, which unlike most countries, does not have one authoritative document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since entering office just two weeks ago, the former mayor of Greater Manchester has made devolution of power to regional authorities a focus of his administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn the end, I think it does start to point towards a new constitutional settlement,\u201d Burnham said of his devolution plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Calling for a \u201cnew clear set of principles about how this country should be run\u201d, Burnham said there was a need for a written Constitution \u2013 something he has called for before he was prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s wrong that people are left arguing for things that are just fundamental\u2026 and the lack of a Constitution disempowers places in that situation,\u201d said Burnham. Unlike most countries around the world, Britain does not have a written constitution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LONDON(National Times)- Britain\u2019s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signalled his support for a written Constitution for the UK, which unlike most countries, does not have one authoritative document. Since entering office just two weeks ago, the former mayor of Greater Manchester has made devolution of power to regional authorities a focus of his administration. \u201cIn the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":130654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n