英国新首相恢复了国家经济委员会，这一机制由戈登·布朗在2008年金融危机期间首次建立 [1]。根据这一政策调整，区域市长将在英国经济政策制定中扮演主导角色 [1]。
曼彻斯特市长Andy Burnham将在首个工作日于当地新设的No 10办公室主持召开国家经济委员会的首次会议 [2]，目的是将经济决策权从伦敦转移出去 [2]。Burnham形容这一举措是"我们国家历史上最大的权力重新平衡" [1]，并声称"政府中没有人在权力共享时会失败" [1]。
政府目前正在考虑批准苏格兰海岸的Jackdaw和Rosebank油气田的生产 [2]，以应对冬季生活成本压力。新能源部长Miatta Fahnbulleh参与了这一审视过程 [2]。环保组织Friends of the Earth则呼吁"阻止有害的化石燃料扩张，包括备受争议的Jackdaw和Rosebank油田" [2]。
The UK's new Prime Minister has revived the National Economic Committee, a body originally created by Gordon Brown during the 2008 financial crisis, to strengthen the role of regional mayors in shaping economic policy. [1] Andy Burnham, a key figure in this restructuring, has described the move as "the greatest rebalancing of power in our nation's history," signaling an effort to distribute economic decision-making beyond London. [1]
As part of this initiative, Burnham plans to conduct the National Economic Committee's inaugural meeting from a new No 10 office in Manchester during his first working day, deliberately shifting economic authority away from the capital. [2] The government is simultaneously weighing approval for oil and gas production at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields off the Scottish coast, steps being considered partly in response to winter living cost pressures. [2] Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh is among those examining the proposals. [2]
Burnham has stated that "no one in government will fail at power sharing," reflecting the administration's commitment to the decentralized approach. [1] Environmental groups, however, have voiced opposition to the energy plans, with Friends of the Earth calling for an end to "harmful fossil fuel expansion, including the controversial Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields." [2]