Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords] Debate

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Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [Lords]

Conor Burns Excerpts
Monday 7th December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Conor Burns Portrait Conor Burns (Bournemouth West) (Con)
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My hon. Friend is making a characteristically robust speech. I am slightly concerned that he does not seem to be taking account of the fact that there is a very good photograph of the four leaders of the four local authorities that he refers to, shaking hands about wanting to explore coming together in a new formation. Surely localism is exactly what the Government are doing—providing them with the opportunity to do that. True localism would be for us to let them get on with it.