Combined Authority
Corbyn backs One Yorkshire devolution
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has thrown his weight behind a devolution deal covering the whole of Yorkshire.
Cities need to up their game to make devolution a success
Devolution is not just about gaining new powers, it is about using the powers you already have. Andrew Carter believes cities are not as doing as much as they can.
Mayor defends close relationship between LEP and combined authority
The mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has defended the authority’s close relationship with its local enterprise partnership.
Andy Street: Championing the West Midlands
Mayor Andy Street believes the West Midlands is experiencing an economic revival, but if all communities are going to share in that success, he needs more support from the Government. Sam Clayden reports.
Combined authority to work with housing association coaltion
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has agreed to work with a coalition of 15 housing associations to deliver up to 40,000 affordable homes.
Mayor launches fairness and social justice board
An independent board to ensure that fairness and social justice inform everything the Liverpool city region does met for the first time yesterday.
Mayor defends £11 tax precept
West Midlands mayor Andy Street yesterday defended his proposal for an £11 council tax precept after it was rejected by the combined authority’s cabinet.
Former LEP chair accused of cover-up over deal
MPs have accused an ex-local enterprise partnership (LEP) chairman of a ‘cover up’ after he refused to reveal details of a deal to develop taxpayer-funded land.
1066 'n' all that
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Norman Conquest of England but a millennium later another battle is breaking out between the nation's councils.
LEP moves to become 'most transparent' in England
A local enterprise partnership (LEP) that had funding restrictions slapped on it by the Government has approved transparency measures that go beyond national guidance.
Burnham under pressure to limit tax
Greater Manchester’s mayor, Andy Burnham, is under pressure to limit his council tax precept.
Metro mayors have key role in health and wealth
Chief executive of Public Health England, Duncan Selbie, and managing director of consultancy Metro Dynamics, Ben Lucas, on the influence mayors can have.
Combined authority hires ex-Downing Street adviser
A former No 10 policy unit adviser has been hired as West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) director of housing and regeneration.
‘Push ahead with devo until you’re told to stop’
Local leaders should keep pushing the limits of devolution until they are told to stop, the chief executive of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has suggested.
North of Tyne: A deal for the people
After much wrangling, the three councils North of the Tyne have struck a landmark devolution deal with the Government. Lead chief executive Pat Ritchie speaks to Sam Clayden about what makes the deal unique and why it is vital for the region.
Proceed until apprehended
As metro mayors change the face of local government in England, West Midlands Combined Authority chief executive Deborah Cadman tells Heather Jameson how she plans to go full steam ahead with the Midlands Engine
Disjointed departments derailing inclusion drive
Whitehall departments’ differing appetites to devolve will scupper the Industrial Strategy and efforts to help those left behind by the political system, the Mayor of Greater Manchester has warned.
Devolution is the PM’s ally in helping the ‘left behind’
Michael Burton argues the Prime Minister should seize control of the devolution agenda if she is to build an inclusive economy.
Pursuing devo deal would have damaged council's credibility, says leader
Lancashire CC rejected the idea of a combined authority last month because pursuing it in the absence of unanimous support from all councils in the area would have harmed the council’s credibility with the Government, leader Geoff Driver has said.
Burnham: Westminster is the problem, devolution is the solution
There will never be a better moment to refocus the way our nation works, the mayor of Greater Manchester has warned amid the most 'volatile' period of change in living memory.