DEVOLUTION

Labour scraps counties' devo deals

Norfolk and Suffolk CCs have revealed the new Labour Government has scrapped the directly-elected county leader devolution deals agreed with the Conservatives.

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By Paul Marinko | 12 September 2024
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Norfolk and Suffolk CCs have revealed the new Labour Government has scrapped the directly-elected county leader devolution deals agreed with the Conservatives.

Conservative leader of Norfolk, Kay Mason Billig, said: ‘I am bitterly disappointed that the new Government has halted our deal.

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