Fresh impetus is to be put into efforts to create more elected city mayors, a senior government adviser has said. Delegates at the Sustainable Cities Summit, organised by Westminster City Council, with support from the United Nations, were told the UK needed more cities capable of competing with London and meeting environmental goals. Professor Mark Kleinman, director of regional, urban and economic policy at the DCLG, said governance would be critical to meeting the two aims.
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