The former leader of Northumberland County Council has slammed the North East's landmark devolution deal and called the proposed voting system to select a new mayor "dishonest".
Coun Jeff Reid, who led the council's Liberal Democrat administration from 2009 to 2013, made the comments at Wednesday's meeting of the Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council.
It followed a presentation on the devolution deal by council leader Glen Sanderson, who is visiting each of the county's local area committees to discuss the deal - something he insists is the right thing to do for the county.
