(26 Oct 2021, 10:04 am)Storx wrote It's Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Durham who are the problem here for refusing to join the North East devolution. Tees Valley are getting money though, they've been saying it's for devolved regions only for ages and the councils South of the Tyne are refusing to join it. County Durham is particular who are being petty and are going their own way.
I just can't see it happening. North of Tyne only happened because Nick Forbes thought he was a shoe-in for the job.
The LA7 council leaderships are far too parochial for a North East devolution to happen. Even with the change of administration in Durham, it's largely speaking more of the same.