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Variety is the spice of life

As regions overcome major challenges on agreeing devolution deals, Alexandra Jones says ministers must recognise that not every location needs to follow the Greater Manchester template

It's a long road to May 2017 and the first English metro mayor elections outside London, as recent events in the North East have shown – with local MPs criticising the city region's devolution deal and Gateshead MBC opting out altogether.

Places have overcome major challenges to agree deals in the first instance, but sustaining those agreements over the next year could be just as difficult.

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