Manchester's super-council was signed off by Ministers today to become the first city-region authority outside of London.
The council will hold responsibility for housing, job creation, transport and economic development, and will formalise the Manchester region LEP approved by the DCLG and BIS last month.
Centre for Cities think tank analyst Keiran Larkin has hailed the move "a victory for localism" - watch out for further developments in city-region LEPs across the country over the coming months.......
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