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Reject devo deals at your peril

Councils rejecting devolution deals have been warned they are doing so ‘without full knowledge’ of the consequences, as another deal hits the buffers.

By Tom Bridge | 23 November 2016

Councils rejecting devolution deals have been warned they are doing so ‘without full knowledge' of the consequences, as another deal hits the buffers.

The Norfolk and Suffolk devolution deal collapsed this week after King's Lynn and West Norfolk BC voted to withdraw over opposition to an elected mayor.

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Popular articles by Tom Bridge

  1. Cash cuts curb employment aid
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  3. A healthy debate
  4. Can Burnham burst the Westminster bubble?
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