The mayor of the North East has set out plans to help parents with the cost of childcare as part of a drive to tackle “unacceptable” levels of child poverty in the region.
Local government secretary Sajid Javid has withdrawn the devolution deal offered to the North East of England after four of the seven councils involved rejected the agreement.
Councils in the North East have rejected a devolution deal agreed with Whitehall under the Northern Powerhouse scheme over funding concerns, it has been announced.
Chancellor George Osborne has signed devolution agreements with combined authorities in the North East and Tees Valley regions of England that will see both led by directly-elected mayors and nearly...
