Relocating government agencies without real devolution is a gimmick
Hammond directs funding to areas with devolution deals in place
Tyne and Wear Metro receives £337m grant to buy new rolling stock
Mayor and councils want greater control over taxes raised in the capital
Mayors of Manchester and Liverpool voice concerns over loss of solidarity payments
An M25 border, a Tube-map flag — imagining the post-Brexit capital as a city state
The cases for giving the captal more control of its finances versus investment in the regions
Doncaster and Barnsley pull out of Sheffield City Region’s £900m agreement
London and South East are the only parts of UK with output above national average
Chancellor meets city mayors to discuss ways of boosting productivity
Wording branded ‘a sick joke’ that shows ‘callous indifference’
Upgrading rail infrastructure is vital for rebalancing the economy, writes Sebastian Payne
UK cities need to become much louder in arguing for growth-friendly policies
‘Postcode lottery’ fears dog devolution but if demand is unequal so should supply be
Burnham and Rotheram say ‘Crossrail for north’ greater priority than London’s Crossrail 2
Wins in Liverpool and Gtr Manchester — but Tees Valley and W Midlands go to Tories
Former air show pilot Eddie Todd confesses to never having voted before, let alone held elected office
Big cities offer hope that party can start long road back to Downing Street
Tory candidate says he can have broad appeal in Labour’s Brexit-voting heartland
The FT talks to Tees Valley voters where Labour has the best chance in a Brexit heartland
EU vote was flawed and there are better forms of democracy , writes Sebastian Payne
Labour MP seen as frontrunner in race to be first mayor of northern conurbation
A persuasive new vision for urban renewal stresses devolved powers and city-regions
One reason for their popularity is that with so little power not much can go wrong
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