Louise Haigh: “We cannot afford to wait any longer before we change the system we inherited.”

Both Morgan [McSweeney] and [Starmer] kept saying ‘well, additional information has emerged’, but at no point would any of them tell me what that additional information was.

The status quo is not sustainable.

We won't be imposing mayors to areas that don't want it but we will be creating strategic authorities in every area of England and they will be able to hold these powers and resources as well.

I would not support attempts to invoke the Parliament Acts to force through the bill.