DEVOLUTION

Plymouth pulls out of 'unreasonable' devolution deal

Plymouth City Council has withdrawn from a proposed devolution deal after its leader branded it ‘unreasonable and unrealistic’.

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By Martin Ford | 17 November 2023

Plymouth City Council has withdrawn from a proposed devolution deal after its leader branded it ‘unreasonable and unrealistic'.

The proposals would have seen Devon CC, Plymouth City Council and Torbay Council form a combined authority without a directly-elected leader as a level two deal.

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