Cornwall is to get a directly elected mayor under levelling-up plans announced by the government on Thursday (November 17). Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his Autumn Statement a devolution deal would be agreed "shortly" with the county, although no date has yet been confirmed.
A deal with Cornwall Council will mean the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government in the region. A mayoral system would be similar to those voted for in other cities such as Bristol and Manchester.
Cornwall is among a number of regions on the verge of agreeing mayoral devolution deals with the government, according to Mr Hunt, including Suffolk and Norfolk and "an area of the North East".
