It’s a long road to May 2017 and the first English metro mayor elections outside London, as recent events in the North East have shown – with local MPs criticising the city region’s devolution deal and Gateshead MBC opting out altogether.
Places have overcome major challenges to agree deals in the first instance, but sustaining those agreements over the next year could be just as difficult.
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