Sentences with phrase «on the devolution deal»

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The DUP and Sinn Fein must agree on a power sharing agreement by the March 26th deadline or reach their own deal on devolution, Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has warned.

That «coalition» approach is underpinned by the 97 - 01 policy agenda of new deal on jobs and windfall tax, minimum wage, devolution and FoI, public services, social chapter and pro-EU, feminisation of the PLP through shortlists, alongside macroecon stability, aversion to tax rises spoke to a party coalition; the post-01 agenda was arguably rather narrower, with new labour seeming to be about a particular method of public service reform.

From June, Greater Manchester will get an interim mayor as part of a deal with the Government on regional devolution.

Beyond this, the way in which City Deals have been put on the agenda seems only to reinforce the idea that devolution in the North has little to do with democracy, and more with the needs and wills of politicians.

The Liberal Democrat approach to English concerns is based on five interconnected devolution proposals: EVEL; a constitutional convention; the local level as the main recipient of decentralised powers; more City Deals (like Devo Manc) to prompt economic growth; and «devolution on demand», to allow councils to take control of the services that matter most to them.

Currently her work concentrates on the tensions between technocratic and democratic approaches to devolution in the context of the «City Deals» and «Northern Powerhouse» agenda, as well as on the link between territorial identity and devolution in the North.

In essence, the Conservative approach to English devolution focuses on three themes: a better and more balanced economy; bespoke Growth Deals and decentralisation of powers to (large) cities which choose to have elected mayor; and English Votes for English Laws (EVEL).

However, depending on the terms of the devolution deal, the two positions can also run concurrently.

The British state is being dramatically restructured by the ongoing wave of devolution deals but the focus so far has been on devolving economic powers and the delivery of public services.

In theory, there was not a great deal in this with which Liberal Democrats could disagree, but at the time some in the party feared a new direction focused on reducing the size of the state, rather than relocating it through devolution.

The exact functions the combined authority and metro mayor will manage will vary across combined authorities, depending on the content of the devolution deal reached with central government.

Devolution in Scotland followed a decade - long debate involving a wide range of organisations in civil society; «devo Manc» is the result of confidential bargains between the Treasury and a small group of local deal - makers, mostly on the City Council.

On 14 June 2017 Theresa May appointed him the role of Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth which deals with the project among mayors and devolution.

But there is also a good deal to be said for AV, as a major advance on what we have now, particularly if combined with PR for a second chamber and local government, along with other measures such as devolution and entrenched rights that constrain the kind of untrammeled use of majority power we saw in the 1980s.

Having gained 47 per cent of the first round vote (on a turn - out of 26 per cent), Jarvis has a strong mandate to bring together the combined authority leaders and rubberstamp the city region's devolution deal to enact the manifesto he campaigned on, including making the case for a Yorkshire Mayor, which we would argue against making the first priority.

Second, disagreements between members of the combined authority (made up of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield)-- and with the Government — mean that the public consultation needed to unlock the powers and resources on offer as part of the city region's devolution deal has not yet taken place.

City Deals and the Local Growth Fund have made important steps towards devolution, but it has been a struggle to get the civil service to change and reforms that could make a difference have often stalled on technicalities.

Labour and the Liberal Democrats are edging towards a post-referendum pact on further powers for Scotland, which could see a deal to agree much greater devolution of tax and welfare powers from Westminster.

Mr Corbyn said: «Tony is a highly experienced former Government Minister who is committed to ensuring that peace in Northern Ireland is maintained and helping to steer the devolution deal back on track.»

Alliance Party leader David Ford, widely tipped to be the first justice minister if a deal is completed on the final act of devolution, warned of a deepening crisis at Stormont.

Communities secretary withdraws legislation after council leaders fail to agree on multimillion - pound devolution deal