UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has put forward a new proposal to the devolved governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to expand cooperation in the field of regional governance. The announcement was made during a meeting with the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, which took place in Glasgow. According to Burnham, the initiative is aimed at placing more decisions in the hands of regions and cities rather than concentrating them in the central government in London. The Prime Minister emphasized his intention to work jointly with each of the nations of the United Kingdom to strengthen their ability to influence their own development. The Glasgow meeting is viewed as a step toward strengthening relations between the central government and regional administrations against the backdrop of ongoing discussions about the balance of powers within the country. Details of the specific mechanisms for transferring powers have not yet been clarified, but it is expected that negotiations with the First Ministers will continue. The initiative fits into a broader agenda for decentralizing governance in the United Kingdom, which has been discussed in recent years in relation to cities in England, as well as relations with Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.