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- The proposal urges moving the House of Lords to a northern town hall to shift power from London.
- Mayor Andy Burnham announced a “No 10 North” to relocate 774 peers to Rochdale, Leeds or Manchester for ten years.
- The author says governance would not suffer if half the peers retire instead of moving.
- The piece also proposes moving Buckingham Palace staff to offices and opening the palace gardens to the public.
