King announces new powers for metro mayors

  • 3 months ago
Members of the House of Commons listen to the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament in the chamber of the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster. King Charles announces the English devolution bill that will aim to grant more powers for metro mayors and local authorities. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transcript
00:00My government believes that greater devolution of decision-making is at the
00:04heart of a modern dynamic economy and is a key driver of economic growth and my
00:11ministers will introduce an English devolution bill. Legislation will be
00:17introduced to give new powers to Metro mayors and combined authorities. This
00:24will support local growth plans that bring economic benefit to communities.

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