Norfolk and Suffolk councils '99pc agreed' over £1.1bn deal for two counties |
Robin Hunter-Clarke, deputy leader of Norfolk County Council, told a County Hall meeting he hoped the two Reform-led councils will have overcome their differences over the deal within days.
Robin Hunter-Clarke (Image: Norfolk County Council)
The government is ready to hand the two counties a deal to transfer powers for issues such as transport, housing, jobs and adult education from Whitehall to Norfolk and Suffolk, along with a £37.4m-a-year investment fund.
For it to proceed, an elected mayor will be created for the two counties, heading up a new combined authority, expected to be made up of two representatives from Norfolk County Council and two from........