National Economic Council (United Kingdom)

National Economic Council
Formation	2008; 18 years ago
Region served	United Kingdom
Field	Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom, economic policy
Chair	Rotates between members

The National Economic Council is a quasi-intergovernmental relations body established in 2026 by the Burnham ministry.

History

The National Economic Council was a cabinet committee in the UK Government created in 2008 by the Brown ministry, replacing the Economic Development Committee.^[2] It was not continued by the Cameron-Clegg coalition.^[3]

In its interaction as a cabinet committee, its purpose was to respond to the 2008 financial crisis, acting as the UK's "economic war council".^[3]

The first meeting in its iteration as an intergovernmental relations body took place at Number 10 North on 24 July 2026 brought together UK government ministers and strategic authority mayors of England.^[4]^[5] In August 2026, it was announced that the first ministers of Scotland and Wales and the first and deputy first ministers of Northern Ireland will attend future meetings of the council.^[6]

Members

The members of the council are:

	Authority	Position within authority
Andy Burnham (Chair)	Government of the United Kingdom	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Minister for the Union Minister for the Civil Service
Louise Haigh		First Secretary of State Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Cabinet Office
John Healey		Chancellor of the Exchequer
John Swinney	Scottish Government	First Minister of Scotland
Rhun ap Iorwerth	Welsh Government	First Minister of Wales
Michelle O'Neill	Northern Ireland Executive	First Minister of Northern Ireland
Emma Little-Pengelly	Northern Ireland Executive	Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland
The Lord Khan of Tooting	Greater London Authority	Mayor of London
Paul Bristow	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority	Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Claire Ward	East Midlands Combined County Authority	Mayor of the East Midlands
Andrea Jenkyns	Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority	Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire
Bev Craig	Greater Manchester Combined Authority	Mayor of Greater Manchester
Luke Campbell	Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority	Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire
Steve Rotheram	Liverpool City Region Combined Authority	Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
Kim McGuinness	North East Combined Authority	Mayor of the North East
Oliver Coppard	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority	Mayor of South Yorkshire
The Lord Houchen of High Leven	Tees Valley Combined Authority	Mayor of the Tees Valley
Richard Parker	West Midlands Combined Authority	Mayor of the West Midlands
Helen Godwin	West of England Combined Authority	Mayor of the West of England
Tracy Brabin	West Yorkshire Combined Authority	Mayor of West Yorkshire
David Skaith	York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority	Mayor of York and North Yorkshire

Meetings

Meetings of the National Economic Council
Date	Location	Chair
24 July 2026	Number 10 North, Manchester	Andy Burnham

References

↑ "Regional Mayors Lead UK Economic Policy as No 10 North Opens". Grand Goldman (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
↑ Wray, Richard (4 October 2008). "Brown convenes economic 'war cabinet' to help UK through credit crunch". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
1 2 Rutter, Jill (2 June 2011). "Was Gordon Brown's 'Economic War Council' a new model for driving the PM's agenda?". Institute for Government. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
↑ Crerar, Pippa (23 July 2026). "Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
↑ "No10 North open for business as the Government's new situation room for making Britain better". gov.uk. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
↑ Deans, David; Browne, Adrian (27 August 2026) [2026-08-26]. "Burnham calls summit of Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish first ministers". BBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2026.

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[1] "Regional Mayors Lead UK Economic Policy as No 10 North Opens". Grand Goldman (in German). Retrieved 16 August 2026.

[2] Wray, Richard (4 October 2008). "Brown convenes economic 'war cabinet' to help UK through credit crunch". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2026.

[:0-3] 1 2 Rutter, Jill (2 June 2011). "Was Gordon Brown's 'Economic War Council' a new model for driving the PM's agenda?". Institute for Government. Retrieved 31 August 2026.

[4] Crerar, Pippa (23 July 2026). "Regional mayors to take key roles in UK policy decisions as part of No 10 North plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2026.

[5] "No10 North open for business as the Government's new situation room for making Britain better". gov.uk. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.

[6] Deans, David; Browne, Adrian (27 August 2026) [2026-08-26]. "Burnham calls summit of Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish first ministers". BBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2026.

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v t e Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Intergovernmental bodies	Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council UK–Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association
Quasi-intergovernmental bodies	Council of the Nations and Regions East–West Council National Economic Council
Local government bodies	Leaders' Council Mayoral Council for England Partnership Council for Wales
Interparliamentary bodies	Inter-Parliamentary Forum
Former bodies	Joint Ministerial Committee (1999–2022) Islands Forum (2022–2026)

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