Robin Hunter-Clarke, deputy leader of Norfolk County Council, told a County Hall meeting he hoped the two Reform-led councils will have overcome their differences over the deal within days.

Robin Hunter-Clarke (Image: Norfolk County Council)

The government is ready to hand the two counties a deal to transfer powers for issues such as transport, housing, jobs and adult education from Whitehall to Norfolk and Suffolk, along with a £37.4m-a-year investment fund.

For it to proceed, an elected mayor will be created for the two counties, heading up a new combined authority, expected to be made up of two representatives from Norfolk County Council and two from........

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