Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram need to be handed more extensive powers to bring about substantial change in their regions, according to a new study.
A pair of academics from the University of Huddersfield have published the first comprehensive study of the impact of the metro mayors of Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region since they took office in 2017.
However in Devolution in Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region - The first mayoral term, the academics also also conclude that while the powers of combined authorities were known to be limited when the original devolution deals were negotiated, the decision to proceed to a metro mayor model was the correct one.
