Labour unveils £285m funding boost to 'shift power' to local leaders

• Prime minister Andy Burnham has announced £285m of funding for local communities under a Good Growth scheme, ahead of Wednesday’s budget. • He said he was "calling time" on local leaders going "cap in hand to Westminster", promising mayors more control over how the money is invested. • Chancellor John Healey said the package would end an era of power and resources being hoarded in Whitehall.