Combined authority plans to continue
The island’s leader Jonathan Bacon and deputy Steve Stubbings both quit yesterday, blaming government’s continued austerity-driven cuts.
However Portsmouth City Council’s leader Cllr Donna Jones said this would not harm plans for the Solent Combined Authority, which is hoping to gain more devolved powers from government.
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Hide AdShe said: ‘Plans for a Solent Combined Authority are still ongoing and our application is being assessed by government. I’m disappointed to hear about Jonathan’s resignation as we worked closely on the combined authority plans.
‘Once a new leader is in place we will talk with them about the plans to ascertain their position and how work can be taken forward to meet our target of a March announcement for nearly £1bn of investment in the Solent region.’