George Osborne will continue his argument for devolution to Manchester and the surrounding area as he takes up a new job as chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership. That’s why I’m so pleased major businesses, civic leaders and others have worked with me to create this new northern powerhouse partnership. The northern powerhouse is here to stay.”With his salary cut from a minister’s £134,500 a year to an MP’s £74,962 overnight, Osborne had already signed up as an after-dinner speaker with a US agency. It has to be a team effort.”He said that the new northern powerhouse partnership would “keep asking questions about what more we can do to help the North succeed and take a greater role in deciding its own future”. That is why I warmly welcome the launch of the northern powerhouse partnership.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2016 23:00 UTC