‘Trailblazer’ devolution deals to be relit
The Government has restated its commitment to agree "trailblazer" devolution deals with Greater Manchester and the West Midlands that will see more powers devolved in areas including skills, transport and housing.
The proposed extended deals came out of the Levelling-up white paper by Michael Gove who was then, and under Rishi Sunak is now again, the Levelling-up secretary.
However the five-month hiatus, and the wider political uncertainty, had hindered progress.
Deals are expected to be agreed by early next year with metro-m... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
