Renewed calls to devolve powers to Greater Manchester have prompted other cities around England to say they are also ready for greater responsibilities. A report published on 15 September by the think-tank ResPublica, entitled Devo Max -Devo Manc: Place-based public services, called on the Government to put the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in control of all public spending, with an elected assembly and a directly-elected mayor for the region. The chair of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Lord Peter Smith, said the report's 'full devolution model echoes our ambition'. But the chair of Key Cities Group and Sunderland City Council leader, Cllr Paul Watson said Greater Manchester is not the only part of the UK ready for such powers.
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机译:再次要求将权力下放到大曼彻斯特的呼吁促使英格兰周围的其他城市表示,他们也准备承担更大的责任。智囊团ResPublica于9月15日发布了题为Devo Max -Devo Manc:基于地方的公共服务的报告,呼吁政府通过选举产生的议会和选举权,将大曼彻斯特联合政府控制所有公共支出。该地区的直选市长。大曼彻斯特联合委员会主席彼得·史密斯勋爵说,报告的“完全下放模式与我们的野心相呼应”。但主要城市集团主席和桑德兰市议会主席塞尔·保罗·沃森(Cllr Paul Watson)表示,大曼彻斯特并不是英国准备接受此类大国的唯一部分。
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