Reports say Andy Burnham’s “No 10 North” office will be based at a civil service site that is currently under construction on a brownfield location at the edge of Manchester city centre. The arrangement is described as an interim base while a longer-term hub in the Ancoats area is prepared.
According to the Manchester Evening News, the Ancoats site is not expected to be completed until 2028. During the period before Ancoats opens, the interim Manchester facility is set to provide the northern centre of government functions associated with Burnham’s role.
In related coverage, the BBC reports that Burnham plans to work some days in Manchester once he becomes prime minister, aligning his work pattern with the development of the office infrastructure. Other outlets included in the same news feed also discuss the planning and purpose of the Manchester office, though details about the operational setup are not consistent across headlines.
