LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham will give mayors in England a share of income tax revenue for the first time as part of the ​new prime minister's push to devolve power away from London ‌and decentralise the British state.

Burnham, himself a former mayor of Greater Manchester, has made it an early political priority to extend devolution and give powers away from ​the Westminster government he now runs, empowering regional mayoralties instead.

He ​has established Number 10 North, a Manchester outpost of his ⁠Downing Street office, to co-ordinate the devolution push, with the aim of ​delivering jobs and growth across the country.

Burnham said he knew what it ​was like "to be ignored by politicians in Westminster" and that he would not "make that same mistake now I'm PM".

"Under our plans, more of the taxes raised in ​a community will stay in that community. Soon, every local leader will ​have the power and resources to improve public transport, build homes and create jobs," ‌he ⁠said in a statement.

Burnham's office said that mayors would begin receiving a "greater share of locally generated revenues" next spring, though relative local needs will be taken into account to equalise funding across the country.

This will start ​with business rates, ​which Burnham's government ⁠has already cut for pubs, and his office said further details on that and income tax retention would be ​set out in a fiscal budget due later this ​year.

The ⁠announcement will only cover England, though the government said it would work with devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to try to deliver ⁠similar ​outcomes.

Devolution in England is patchy, however, with ​metro regions such as Greater Manchester having mayors with substantial powers while around half the population ​is not covered by such mayors.