The Mancunian Way: 'A north pole that balances a south pole'

NewsGreater Manchester NewsThe Mancunian WayPLUS: A big day for her too16:55, 24 Jul 2026Hello,Andy Burnham was whisked into work at No 10 North this morning and promptly declared it might be the ‘best day of my life - I’m not joking’. The new Prime Minister was accompanied by his Chancellor John Healey and First Secretary of State Louise Haigh at the opening of the new base in Manchester city centre.‌And he wasted no time in defending the cost of the project, telling ‘London-based’ critics that it’s better to have ‘a north pole that balances the south pole’.‌Speaking to staff at the new centre in Heron House just off Albert Square, he said: “At least it creates that sense of a more balanced country, and that big things can be done from here.”‌‌The PM, who is expected to work from No.10 No