Burnham promises more devolution and more elected mayors for the South West
More devolution for parts of the South West, including an elected mayor of Wessex, has been promised by the Prime Minister.
Andy Burnham told the House of Commons during Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday that he wished to move quickly on the issue and would hold talks with Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP), Wiltshire and Somerset councils.
Responding to a question from West Dorset MP Edward Morello about the area "being left behind" over funding, by not having a directly elected mayor, Burnham said: “Yes, ... 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...
