In a speech to regional leaders, the Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with 'skin in the game' across a range of policy areas including housing.
Residents could face long journeys of up to 50 miles to visit their 'local' town hall under devolution plans to be unveiled by Angela Rayner today.
When a similar change was made in North Yorkshire it left people in Selby, in the north of the area, having to travel 56 miles to its headquarters in Northallerton. In a speech to regional leaders, the Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of people with 'skin in the game' across a range of policy areas including housing.
He told Politico's London Playbook: 'Some will be frustrated it hasn't gone further, but devolution is a journey — and whilst it might take time, it's a one-way street.' The proposed changes, in the English Devolution White Paper, will also transfer more powers to regional mayors around planning and transport.
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