As the rest of the country catches up with Greater Manchester, politics writer Joseph Timan looks at what new powers we will get
The government has announced a huge handover of power to regions across England as they follow Greater Manchester 's lead.
However, Mr Burnham hoped that the government would go further in devolving power over technical education and skills. He told the Manchester Evening News that he will make it his 'mission' to keep fighting for this as well as making the case for a tourist tax. "I feel a great degree of pride over what everyone has achieved over a long time. We've changed the country."
He said: "What I want now is a timetable for rail integration that is as clear as the bus process has been. I want those firm dates." Speaking to the M.E.N. last week, the mayor said he was not seeking this power which Sadiq Khan already has in London. However, responding to the announcement today, he said that these new powers could benefit Greater Manchester by 'speeding things up'.
He highlighted other measures in the White Paper that will help Greater Manchester meet its ambitions on housing. This includes giving mayors more control of funding for regeneration and affordable housing and charging developers a levy for infrastructure. "I think that's what we've got to get to and Greater Manchester having that ability to shape the system like that. Now we haven't been given that yet. What we have been given is a strong coordinating role which is enough for now to prove the MBacc concept."
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