The only things the Government has devolved are blame and responsibility, shadow communities secretary Teresa Pearce has claimed in an exclusive interview with The MJ.
Criticising the way the agenda had been framed, Ms Pearce argued the Government had only devolved powers ‘on their terms’.
She said: ‘It’s not what people are asking for – it’s what they’re being offered. They’re not happy with what’s on offer.
'What we’ve got at the moment is a government that talks localist and acts centralist.