London-based civil servants willing to move north have been told they will be offered relocation packages, the BBC understands.

Construction of the Digital Campus in Manchester will not be completed before 2032 Civil servants based in central London have been offered relocation packages to encourage them to move to the North of England, the BBC understands. A new branch of Downing Street - known as No 10 North - is already up and running, according to a source close to new PM Andy Burnham. The initial location will be Heron House in central Manchester, in the same building which houses offices for the intelligence service GCHQ. Specialist police officers have been seen guarding the building. It is likely that the longer term base for No 10 North will be at a new government "Digital Campus" which is under construction in the Ancoats area of Manchester. It is not due for completion until 2032. Few details about the new branch of Downing Street have been officially confirmed. However, a good indication of what it could look like comes from a new report, released on Tuesday. The blueprint has been authored, external by the Re:State think tank which Burnham was involved with until he stepped down as mayor of Greater Manchester.