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Lord Heseltine: directly elected mayors

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Former Deputy Prime Minister argues for directly elected mayors

Lord Heseltine recently addressed the Local Government Association on the subject of directly elected mayors. He has been a strong proponent of the measure and had a key role in helping design the Coalition Government's policy in the area. The Local Government Channel's Ciaran Flannery questions Lord Heseltine on the benefits of directly elected mayors in the face of widespread criticism from local government.

 

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