UK government to give English mayors new powers and more funding

Prime Minister Andy Burnham says local leaders should no longer go "cap in hand" to Westminster. The plan, to be unveiled in Wednesday's Budget, sets aside 285 million pounds for next year.

New borrowing facility

1.5 billion pounds, from 2028

The government will work with mayors to design a new borrowing facility from 2028.

The chair of the UK Mayors Network welcomed the plan, while the Liberal Democrats said it creates "far more confusion than clarity".