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📢 Breaking News- Lancashire Devolution Update 📢 Proposals to create a Combined County Authority for Lancashire have passed a crucial stage after the Government signalled it was happy to proceed with the plan. Jim McMahon OBE MP, Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution, has told the leaders of Lancashire County Council, Blackburn with Darwen Council and Blackpool Council, that the statutory tests to implement the proposal have been met. The Government now intend to bring the matter before Parliament in the coming weeks.  The Lancashire CCA aims to help address years of historically low investment in the area and provide a platform for accelerated growth.  It will provide a single body for the whole of Lancashire to champion its interests, deliver on local priorities and provide greater local accountability and decision-making powers. In partnership with business and public service providers, including district councils, it aims to give Lancashire a stronger voice on the regional and national stage, ensuring greater benefit from funding and other opportunities. To read more on this click the link below ⬇ https://shorturl.at/fKFzb

A busy day at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today. The deputy prime minister Angela Rayner’s speech contained a number of key points, and colleagues from Trowers & Hamlins will be addressing other topics (see Rebecca McGuirk posts on employment matters for example), however in terms of local government and devolution, points of note were: - the announcement of a white paper on moving power out of Whitehall which would be issued shortly; - the proposed investment zones in West Yorkshire and the West Midlands would go ahead; - devolution in the north to be prioritised and more mayoral powers over housebuilding and planning; - more strategic and cross-boundary collaboration on planning with mayors able to oversee the development of spatial development strategies. #devolution #LG #LabourConf24

In this article the Trowers & Hamlins pubic sector team consider the future of devolution under Labour, and specifically what this could mean for regions within England. https://lnkd.in/eQR3FNVv #Devolution

Deepening and widening devolution will be the route to growth for the regions and the UK - Our response to Labour’s Devolution plans Labour has set out its clearest statement to date about how it will take forward devolution in England. The recent paper, Power and partnership: Labour’s Plan to Power up Britain, includes commitments to build on the mayors and combined authorities that have been established in the past decade. If Labour forms the next government, building on the success of combined authorities and mayors will allow it to make more progress and increases its chances of success. The main difference is that Labour has resolved to go further and faster, with a clear plan for coordination between local and national. Read Mark Morrin 'Voice from the East' here: https://lnkd.in/evW2ptWV

It's election day! I wrote a blog on how the two main parties are tackling place. If investment in place is important to you it's worth a read. https://lnkd.in/edwTdexD

HULL MPS' STRONG RESPONSE TO HEY DEVOLUTION PROPOSALS   HULL'S three Labour MPs have made public their strong response to the devolution consultation in a letter to the Leaders of East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. Dame Diana Johnson, Emma Hardy and Karl Turner say the region "should not meekly accept this made-in-Whitehall, top-down, ‘one-size-fits-all’ deal offered in the final months of this failing Government. "Some who should know better locally appear to be content with this grossly inadequate Deal. We, however, cannot support doing Hull and the East Riding long-term economic damage for the sake of short-term party political expediency. "We want to see the Hull and Humber area have a real fresh start and not let the politics behind this ‘Devolution Deal’ get in the way. The MPs' full response can be found here https://lnkd.in/eZiaKNTD #Devolution #Consultation Hull City Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council #economy #government #consultation

🙌A true game-changer for economic growth. From planning-system reforms to build much-needed homes, infrastructure & labs, through to tackling NHS waiting lists with evening & weekend appointments, infrastructure investment and a long-term workforce plan, this is a pro-business and pro-worker manifesto for hope and change. 👏🌹

Great to be able to share our latest Labour Together report: "Public Service Reform and Devolution" by Sam Freedman and with a foreword by JP Spencer. It looks at how further meaningful devolution to Mayoral Combined Authorities could help to transform public services and boost local economies. https://lnkd.in/eP2bW8Wv

Have a Happy Labour Day 😊 Honorable. David Piccini - Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development in Ontario. We need to protect jobs of Ontarians and Canadian workers by cancelling the temporary foreign workers program in Ontario and ban 100 % of temporary foreign workers and international students from working in Ontario in the current time. Unfortunately, many Ontarians cannot find jobs in the current time due to Hundreds of Thousands of temporary foreign workers and international students working in Ontario since 2015 when Trudeau came to power. For example, if any company in Ontario holds a job fair, hundreds of international students will gather in large lines to apply for positions advertised as they don't give any chance for Unemployed Ontarians & Canadians to get jobs 😡👿. We really need to do strong and effective actions to protect jobs of Ontarians & Canadians and focus strongly on providing skilled trades training and on the job training programs for the local Youth of Ontario and Unemployed Ontarians & Canadians.

Devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government. The proposed devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire includes over £400million of additional funding to invest in local priorities. The councils’ proposal looks to: 1. Provide new and additional money and resources to invest in the economy, communities and places, with the promise of more in future spending cycles. 2. Support the creation of accessible jobs, addressing the long-term challenges for people living in the area, particularly in more deprived communities, such as part of Hull, Goole, Bridlington and Withernsea. 3. Increased local decision-making on investments affecting the area. 4. Create new and enhanced relationships with Government, helping to directly influence decisions affecting the area. 5. Provide the certainty for more investment by the private sector in the area. Now it’s time for you to have your say - Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eQ8_Ub6Z #HEYDevolution