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Whitehall will second officials into mayoral authorities so departments work directly with mayors, marking the largest transfer of central government capacity to local leaders to date under the PM’s No10 North programme.
Reports that the Northern Ireland Secretary, Sir Chris Bryant, is visiting Dublin to stress the importance of UK–Irish economic ties during his first trip to the city on 24 August.