White paper paves way for London-style contactless-payment travel networks and unitary authorities to replace two-tier county and district councilsMayors of big cities and regions across England will be able to take control of rail services for the first time so they can tailor them to their areas’ economic needs, under devolution plans to be announced by ministers on Monday.A white paper to be unveiled by the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, will pave the way for metro mayors to take a role in governing, managing, planning and developing the rail network. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/14/metro-mayors-rail-services-england-devolution-plans
Author : Toby Helm and James Tapper
Publish date : 2024-12-14 22:30:00
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Metro mayors to control rail services under unprecedented England devolution plans
