West Midlands metro mayor powers revealed by Treasury
George Osborne was in Coventry today to sign off the West Midlands devolution deal. All that remains now is to convince councillors from across the political divide that a metro
£8bn West Midlands metro mayor devolution deal gets Government approval
West Midlands council leaders have finally reached a metro mayor devolution agreement with the Government which they say is worth £8 billion over 30 years and will create 500,000 new
Devolution: who’s telling porkies and treating us like children?
Chris Game asks who is telling porkies and treating us like children when it comes to putting devolution deals together. On Monday, as part of its inquiry into the Cities
Devolution latest: Government defeats move to halt rise of metro mayors
The Government has underlined its commitment to elected metro mayors at the heart of devolution for English city regions. An attempt by the House of Lords to amend the Cities
West Midlands devo deal less likely as council leaders ‘take it one step at a time’
The North East of England is the latest region to reach a devolution agreement with the Government. But council leaders locally are playing down any expectation of an early breakthrough
Sir Albert Bore announces his resignation as Birmingham council leader
Sir Albert Bore’s long career at the head of Birmingham city council is over. He is to stand down as leader in December after it became clear he had lost
West Midlands is getting a Mayor – it’s time to be honest about that
The one thing that stands out from a draft devolution agreement submitted to the Treasury by council leaders is that the West Midlands combined authority will be led by a
Centro to be abolished as WMCA takes charge of transport
The West Midlands passenger transport executive Centro is to be abolished 46 years after it was formed to run the region’s buses and trains. Staff will be transferred to jobs
WMCA submits £8bn devolution plan to Government
The shadow West Midlands combined authority said it was keeping an open mind on whether the region should have an elected metro mayor as it submitted a wide-ranging £8 billion
Metro mayor the price to pay for ‘exceptional’ devolution deal, says WMCA chair
The West Midlands will probably have to accept a metro mayor if it is to get the best possible devolution deal from the Government, the leader of the region’s shadow