Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will today call for a devolution programme for England — but democracy campaigners are unimpressed.
The IPPR North think tank report endorsed by Mr Clegg calls for a wave of “metro mayors” who would run city regions as well as giving councils more power to vary taxes.
The think tank’s director Ed Cox said local leaders in England had missed out on additional powers granted to Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland through devolution.
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Durham Miners’ Association chair STEPHEN GUY speaks to Ben Chacko about the Reform threat, what’s needed from Labour and why the Big Meeting will never lose its politics
Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM speaks to Ben Chacko about the PM-in-waiting, the threat of Reform and the radical change of direction this country needs
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS


