Losing power

Lancashire’s inability to secure a devolution deal is putting it at a major disadvantage and it is in danger of being left behind when it comes to securing government money in areas such as net zero transition.

That was the stark warning from Henri Murison, director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, speaking at a Lancashire Business View roundtable on the clean energy agenda.

He said other parts of the North West were stealing a march on Lancashire and blamed its “political leadership” for the lack of devolution progress and the impact that was having.

Henri told the online event: “Lancashire does need to think about its governance, and why it is that Greater Manchester is stealing a march on the net zero transition.