Burnham today commits to creating a permanent Number 10 North office in Manchester and launches a ten-year mission to raise living standards by shifting powers and budgets to mayors and regions.He announces a large social housing construction programme, pledges to reindustrialize steel, defence, energy, food and agriculture, and promises utilities and public transport reforms modelled on his Bee Network experience in Greater Manchester.Conservative opponents and business groups question feasibility given weak economic signals, while trade unions back the housing and industrial plans and analysts warn legal and operational hurdles in devolving tax-raising powers and relocating prime ministerial functions.