The former Greater Manchester mayor - likely to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as PM - has emphasised his support for powers to be devolved from Whitehall to regional mayors.

Robin Hunter-Clarke, deputy leader of Norfolk County Council (Image: Robin Hunter-Clarke)

So, Robin Hunter-Clarke, deputy leader of Reform-led Norfolk County Council, has written to Mr Burnham urging him to take action so voters can go to the polls to pick a Norfolk and Suffolk mayor next year.

The inaugural election to that role was supposed to take place this May, but the government postponed the election until 2028.

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