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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday North of England editor

England’s mayors should face greater scrutiny as powers expand, thinktank says

Andy Burnham standing in front of a union jack flag at No 10 North
Andy Burnham plans to give England’s mayors significantly greater control over funding and public services. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Pool AFP/AP

England’s mayors should face much greater official scrutiny to avoid Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda being “derailed by one bad decision”, a thinktank has said.

Ministers will set out plans next month to give regional leaders control over potentially billions of pounds of additional funding under a “transformational” shift of power outside Whitehall.

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