Andy Burnham stands in front of a Number 10 North sign and a Union flag.Image source, AFP/Getty Images
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham opened Number 10 North in July

ByEwan SomervillePolitical reporter
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A "mindset shift" is needed across the UK's central government to help Number 10 North deliver its objectives, its deputy director has said.

Duncan Parish told a conference in Lincolnshire on Wednesday there were "institutional challenges" within government that needed to be overcome to deliver change.

The Manchester office of Number 10 North - sister to London's Downing Street - was set up by Prime Minister Andy Burnham in July.