Member

Just last week, Hertfordshire councils announced their preferred option for devolution, combined authorities and strategic authorities. The majority of local councils there backed the unitary model—a county combined authority with a mayor on top. I fully support that option, because I believe that councils operate best when they are as close as possible to the people they serve, with the combined or strategic authority over the top of that. That makes sense for the people who live there. We have creative communities, and the amendments would put power in their hands and give them the final say.