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Lancashire would 'probably quite like the idea of an elected mayor’ if it was asked, county debate hears
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Lancashire residents would likely give “a positive answer” to the question of whether the county should have an elected mayor, according to one of the leading proponents of devolution.
Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, told an audience in Preston he believed the more the public see of the mayoral model, the more they like it.
He was speaking at an event in the city last week - staged by the Preston Partnership - during which one of the county’s most vexed political subjects was debated.
Enjoy unlimited access to local news, the latest football stories and new puzzles every day After more than a decade of discussion - often characterised by intractable disagreement between Lancashire’s 15 council leaders - Lancashire will next summer become the only part of the North of England not
Another of the panelists at the event, Cllr Phil Riley - who sits on the Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) devolution body - issued a stark warning in answer to a question from a member of the audience about the biggest roadblock to Lancashire getting a mayor, even a year later in 2028.
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