Not exact matches
The final step in this evolution towards executive presidentialism is the attempt to
create directly elected Mayors (
Police and Crime Commissioners is a parallel change in the same direction).
It
creates a new role, that of the metro mayor, in addition to local authority leaders, existing city mayors
and — depending on whether the local area agrees to merge the two roles or not —
police and crime commissioners.
Further controversy was
created by the decision to replace
Police Authorities with directly elected
Police and Crime Commissioners.
The Merseyside
police and crime commissioner, Jane Kennedy, said members of the «hard left» were
creating a climate that encouraged such attacks
and said the building — which also houses other businesses — would be given «special attention» by
police.