Deputy Prime Minister wants devolved transport budgets available to all

Clegg announced a drive to extend devolved transport budgets across England

The next wave of devolution through the Government's City Deals that give up to 20 more local authorities control over transport budgets will decide whether "decentralisation goes from being the exception to the norm" according to the Deputy Prime Minister.

The DPM Nick Clegg said he would like to see "a deal for every area that can make it work" as he invited 20 'wave 2' City Deal areas to bring forward proposals for "new powers over budgets" including DfT,...

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