Rotheram: devolution must be backed by financially sustainable councils

In an interview with Room151, metro mayor Steve Rotheram says councils must be financially fit if devolution is to deliver, and outlines how governance and investment are being reshaped across the Liverpool City Region.

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Steve Rotheram has served as mayor of the Liverpool City Region for the past eight and a half year, following the region’s first devolution

Rotheram: devolution must be backed by financially sustainable councils

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