As many as 30 local councils have submitted bids to take control of services including healthcare, housing and transport, as part of the chancellor’s plan to devolve power to the regions.
Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield are planning to link up with other councils in North and West Yorkshire to form what would be the country’s largest city-region outside London.
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire’s bid calls for fully devolved housing investment.
The Independent, p. 22, 23
