‘Capabilities are not equal’ across mayoral areas, says former Treasury minister

The lack of competence within some mayoral areas is the “single most immediate challenge” to devolution, according to former Treasury minister Lord Jim O’Neill.

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The economist and former chair of the Cities Growth Commission said that when it came to rolling devolution deals out across England, “capabilities are

‘Capabilities are not equal’ across mayoral areas, says former Treasury minister

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