Whitehall dumps Solent devo deal

摘要

A senior Isle of Wight councillor has warned the island will ‘not be bounced into new arrangements' after Whitehall ditched plans for a combined authority. Chris Whitehouse, who is part of the governing Conservative group, said Isle of Wight Council would be interested in re-entering talks on a Solent devolution deal with Southampton City Council and Portsmouth City Council 一 but only on terms that would benefit the island.