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Portsmouth and Southampton talk combined authorities

The leaders of Portsmouth and Southampton city councils have said they would support the idea of a combined authority in the Solent area.

By Jamie Hailstone | 21 November 2014

The leaders of Portsmouth and Southampton city councils have said they would support the idea of a combined authority in the Solent area.

The two leaders – Portsmouth's Cllr Donna Jones and Southampton's Cllr Simon Letts – met earlier this week to discuss the idea of forming a combined authority and yesterday issued a joint statement.

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