The mayor will head up a new East Midlands Combined Authority
Nottinghamshire's former Police and Crime Commissioner and an ex-BBC journalist have become the first people to confirm they want to stand for election as East Midlands Mayor. , which is being given significant powers in areas ranging from housing to transport by Government.
Paddy Tipping released a video to launch his mayoral candidacy campaign and has also launched a website. A statement on the latter reads: "I'm standing to be the Mayor of the East Midlands because I'm ambitious for young people their families and all our communities. "I want to see an even better devolution deal for the East Midlands. What's on offer now is simply not enough. For now, I'll be concentrating on a new way of politics. It's important to turn out and listen to people. To build from the bottom up. Your priorities will be my priorities."
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