“In terms of this agenda, I couldn’t be more pleased with what the prime minister has done.”
Metro Mayors benefit from Burnham’s devolution agenda since the “freedom allows [them] to take action and intervene more quickly” to address people’s issues, says Labour and Co-op Metro mayor for the West Midlands Richard Parker.
Richard Parker and Ben Houchen were speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday from 1pm to 4pm.
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