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'Logjam' Solihull blamed for combined authority delay

Solihull MBC’s leader has hit back at criticism, insisting his council is ‘actively involved’ in talks on creating a Birmingham and Black Country combined authority.

Solihull MBC's leader has hit back at criticism, insisting his council is ‘actively involved' in talks on creating a Birmingham and Black Country combined authority.

Conservative Cllr Bob Sleigh spoke out after Birmingham City Council's Labour leader Sir Albert Bore described neighbouring Solihull as the ‘logjam' towards a West Midlands combined authority.

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