Devolution

• Think tank calls for devolution of transport funding

  The devolution of transport funding will enable councils to invest on a strategic basis and help match up transport with new developments, a new report says.

  

• Brokenshire slams door on One Yorkshire plan

  Communities secretary James Brokenshire has told regional leaders that their plans for a One Yorkshire metro mayor fails to meet the Government’s devolution criteria.

  

• 125 years and the issues remain the same

  Spending time poring over issues of The MJ from the past 125 years it is remarkable how much things change and yet they remain the same, says Heather Jameson.

  

• Burnham launches plan to make Greater Manchester an ‘ambitious hub’

  Greater Manchester’s leaders are today announcing ‘radical plans’ to deliver more affordable housing and better transport across the region.

  

• Northern Powerhouse needs ‘clear break’ with original vision, report says

  The Government should commit to a ‘whole North’ approach to development rather than just focusing on the Manchester region, think tank says.

  

• Greater Manchester’s reforms ‘as radical as the creation of the welfare state’

  Greater Manchester is radically overhauling the way it delivers public services in what is being billed as a ‘big test for devolution’.

  

• Council considers bidding for new money raising powers

  Bath & North East Somerset is being urged to lobby the Government for powers to raise money for local services, such as levies on tourism and short-term lets.

  

• Multi-million pound North of Tyne devolution deal signed

  A devolution deal for the North of Tyne region has been approved in what the Government describes as an ‘unprecedented’ transfer of power from Westminster.

  

• Greater Manchester’s transport system ‘outdated’, Burnham says

  Mayor Andy Burnham has called on the Government to give Greater Manchester more powers to look after the day-to-day running of the region’s transport.

  

• Johnson calls for ‘overdue’ fiscal devolution for councils

  Boris Johnson has called for ‘long overdue’ fiscal devolution for local government saying it will help them fund services and encourage more housebuilding.