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manchestereveningnews.co.ukKeep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here. Here's the Mancunian Way for today: Hello, More control over our ‘economic destiny’ - that’s what the Chancellor promised while delivering his first Budget earlier this year.
Back then Jeremy Hunt said the agreement of a new ‘Trailblazer’ devolution deal for Greater Manchester would give the mayor more financial freedom and make the combined authority more like a government department.
But five months later, questions remain about the level of scrutiny Andy Burnham will face as he takes on more powers and a single local budget.
Following pressure from local Conservative MPs, Mr Burnham and the 10 council leaders will be publicly scrutinised on a quarterly basis as part of the new devolution deal - which gives the Labour mayor more control over technical education, housing standards and local trains.
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