Joint east Midlands mayor plan would ‘consign Leicestershire to division two’

Devolution deal for joint mayor of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire criticised for excluding neighbouring county

Leaders in Leicestershire have expressed anger at the region being excluded from a first of its kind devolution deal for the east Midlands, saying it will be “relegated to the second division”.

On Tuesday, plans for a groundbreaking devolution deal between Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire were announced, which would see the areas grouped as a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA), led by one mayor, and which would receive £1.14bn funding over 30 years.

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