The Government’s intention to only devolve further wide-ranging powers to cities with elected metro mayors has been confirmed in the Queen’s Speech.
As widely expected, the Queen announced the Government’s devolution plan as part of its northern powerhouse agenda amid opposition to chancellor George Osborne’s controversial offer to restrict deals solely to areas that agree to directly-elected mayors.
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