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Clear framework will 'aid devolution'

By Sam Clayden | 24 May 2017

County councils and experts have welcomed a Conservative Party manifesto pledge to create a devol...

The keys to prosperity

By Sam Clayden | 24 May 2017

Key Cities leaders gathered at a round table event, organised in partnership with The MJ, to disc...

The new kids on the block

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2017

Now the six regional metro mayors have been elected they must deliver devolution. Sam Clayden rep...

Burnham's integration vow over GM health and care

By Sam Clayden | 17 May 2017

Andy Burnham has vowed to drive ‘further and deeper’ integration in Greater Manchester as he push...

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor sets out 100-day vision

By Sam Clayden | 12 May 2017

The new mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has unveiled a 100-day manifesto laying the foun...

Burnham will push for more northern devolution deals

By Sam Clayden | 11 May 2017

New Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is on a mission to convince the Government to strike fu...

Mayoral landslide 'a chance for devo revival'

By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017

The election of Tories in four of the six mayoral regions will give the struggling devolution age...

Councils 'could recoup cuts in social care'

By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017

Local authorities could reverse the cuts of the last seven years providing they make full use of ...

The winners and losers

By Gerry Braiden | 10 May 2017

With the General Election looming in a matter of weeks Sam Clayden and Gerry Braiden assess the r...

Burnham: I want to be a part of the local government family

By Sam Clayden | 10 May 2017

Andy Burnham has expressed an interest in joining the Local Government Association after the grou...