My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. May I refer him to the case of Greater Manchester, a completely artificial political construct? Within each individual borough of Greater Manchester, a 493 square mile clean air charging zone is being inflicted on people by Andy Burnham. This is an example of how, if decision making is taken away from the local population, the Bill will answer that. The people of Bury do not want to be part of Greater Manchester.
Local Authority Boundaries (Referendums) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
James Daly
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 25 February 2022.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Local Authority Boundaries (Referendums) Bill.
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