Louise Haigh

Louise Haigh

Labour — Sheffield Heeley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 2 September 2026

Debate

Rewiring the State

Contribution

My hon. Friend has put it incredibly poetically—better than I ever could. He is absolutely right that the machinery of government and the culture across Whitehall need to be challenged. The Prime Minister has been clear that this Government will bring about an end to local and regional government coming to Whitehall with a begging bowl. Whitehall and the Government as a whole have been told in no uncertain terms that they will now be required to justify why policies are not devolved, rather than the other way around.

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