DEVOLUTION

Mayoral landslide 'a chance for devo revival'

The election of Tories in four of the six mayoral regions will give the struggling devolution agenda a ‘second wind,’ The MJ has been told.

The election of Tories in four of the six mayoral regions will give the struggling devolution agenda a ‘second wind,' The MJ has been told.

Commentators have suggested last week's Conservative landslide, which included the shock victory of Conservative Ben Houchen in the traditional Labour heartland of Tees Valley, would allow prime minister Theresa May to rebrand the project as her own.

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