A Manchester parliament? Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey backs federal plan

20.09.2021 - 12:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The North West will become a "federal state" similar to Scotland, under proposals from the Liberal Democrats.

Activists at the party conference voted for a motion to put the English regions on “a constitutional standing equivalent to that of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland”.

Under the plan, the region would take control of a range of key functions of government, including economic development; NHS and social care services; housing and

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