GM to get new Scotland-style funding system with more freedom over finances

The mayor revealed that the next spending review in Whitehall will change the way the region is able to access funds, away from the current system of managing money from around 150 different sources each with different rules, to one single block.

It means the city region will gain more control over how it spends its budget and the type of support it is able to provide residents.

Mr Burnham said: “Our funding will come as a…