Devolution

Business leaders in the north of England have called for 100 per cent devolution across the Northern Powerhouse in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The leaders of One Yorkshire have set out new proposals that aim to unlock the benefits of devolution for all parts of the region as part of a full One Yorkshire devolution deal in 2022.

In a new report Lord Heseltine argues that because much of England ‘remains constrained by Whitehall’s dead hand of centralism’, metro mayors must gain more powers over housing, schools and jobs to transform cities.