The Devolution Act gives all mayors London-style planning powers – a new framework that can be expanded and built upon... The act is the beginning, not the end, of breaking away from the command and control culture of Whitehall that has held us back for too long.
Speech on devolution at the New Economics Foundation
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People have underestimated me all my life. If you tell me I cannot do something I will fight like hell to get it done.
I’m not dropping it – I’m just saying it’s a really difficult challenge.
The answer is devolution: real devolution, not the begging-bowl culture of the past, where regional politicians came to Whitehall with their caps in hand, asking permission to run their own bus routes.
The situation I went through last year was really difficult, it was difficult for my family, but I felt I'd let people down and I never want to let people down, I want to fight for them.
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