Could This Be Britain's Next Prime Minister?

这能成为英国的下一任首相吗?

World Business Report

2026-06-30

26 分钟
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Andy Burnham has unveiled his plan to spread economic growth beyond London as he moves closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister. We ask whether devolution — giving more power to England’s regions — could boost growth, and what it would mean for businesses. Also on the programme, the US Supreme Court blocks President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove a Federal Reserve governor, in a ruling that could shape the future independence of America’s central bank. We also ask why Comcast has decided to split its business while rivals are getting bigger, and we hear how the FIFA World Cup is already boosting spending in US host cities. (Image: REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja)
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  • Can moving power north fix Britain's economy?

  • Number 10 north will be the nerve centre of a rewired Britain.

  • That will take a lot of effort and it's still not dealing with the bigger, gnarlier issues.

  • It's World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Sam Fenwick.

  • Britain's likely next prime minister sets out his economic plans and it starts with taking power away from London.

  • America's top court blocks Donald Trump from sacking a governor of the Federal Reserve.

  • And while everyone else in media is merging to get bigger, Comcast is breaking itself in two.

  • So in three weeks, Britain is likely to have a new prime minister.

  • And outside the UK, his name probably means little.

  • Andy Burnham, a cabinet minister under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

  • Until in 2017, he left Westminster to run Greater Manchester, a big city region in England's north.

  • Now, Sir Keir Starmer is standing down and Mr Burnham is the front runner to replace him.

  • Unchallenged, he could be in Downing Street by the 20th of July.

  • So today, on Monday, he set out his economic plans, not in London,

  • but in Manchester, not very far from where I am sitting now.

  • His pitch, spread growth beyond the capital and start where he's standing.

  • The change will be the biggest change in our lifetimes to the way the country is run.

  • We will create a more streamlined state with a clearer purpose.

  • To power up all parts of the country and put a laser-like focus on growth and regeneration.