Business leaders warn Whitehall to review devo powers

By Jamie Hailstone | 10 August 2016

The Government should think again about plans to devolve powers and create a combined authority and mayor in Greater Lincolnshire, Grimsby MP Melanie Onn and business leaders have urged.

Ms Onn has joined forces with business leaders in the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce to fight the proposals, and said many voters felt left out of the public consultation on the plans, which ended earlier this week.

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