Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said local councils are 'pleading all the time for scraps off the table' including money that they 'used to get anyway for leisure centres or public toilets'
She added there was a “lack of clarity about the purity of decision-making around who gets what [and] when”.
The mayors also called on the Government to boost investment in transport across the north of England, warning that “the regional economy is at risk” without urgent funding.was forced to place transport schemes including road-widening projects, park and ride schemes and railway station developments on hold last week due to soaring inflation.
He urged ministers to hand greater powers to local authorities over rail funding, claiming that a “devolved transport system works better because it brings an accountability that isn’t there in the national railway system”., which aims to reduce regional equalities across the UK, formed a key tenet of the Conservatives’ 2019 election campaign. However, the plan to deliver it was not unveiled until February this year, and its policies are thought to be achieved by 2030.
His comments came ahead of the controversial Levelling Up Bill’s return to Parliament on Tuesday, which is expected to cause further problems for Downing Street.
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