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Warrington courts Merseyside over devolution

Warrington Council has been courting the Liverpool city region with an eye on joining its devolution deal, The MJ understands.

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By Dan Peters | 20 October 2016

Warrington Council has been courting the Liverpool city region with an eye on joining its devolution deal, The MJ understands.

The council had joined with its Cheshire neighbours to submit a devolution bid last year that described the region as the ‘gateway to the Northern Powerhouse'.

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