Official: Council chiefs agree on Leeds-led bid for ‘home rule’

By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Sep 2015, 14:45 BST
Peter Box, leader of Wakefield CouncilPeter Box, leader of Wakefield Council
Peter Box, leader of Wakefield Council
COUNCIL leaders today agreed on a controversial Leeds-led devolution plan which would see West Yorkshire team up with four neighbours to take greater control over its own affairs.

Town Hall chiefs confirmed their intention to submit a devolution bid to the government by Friday’s deadline, based on a “Leeds City Region geography”.

The plan replaces an earlier proposal to form a “Greater Yorkshire” bid bringing together West Yorkshire, the whole of North Yorkshire, the East Riding and Hull to take powers from Whitehall.

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The new plan covers the West Yorkshire districts of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield plus the North Yorkshire districts of Craven, Harrogate, Selby and the City of York.