That is all very well, but in the case of a large rural county such as Lincolnshire, it would be quite wrong for the Government to say, “If you want devo-max, you must have a mayor.” It makes sense to have a mayor of London, Birmingham or Manchester, but it does not make sense to have a mayor of a large rural county.
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Edward Leigh
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 November 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords].
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