Lichfield’s MP has warned that the area cannot afford “to be left out in the cold indefinitely”, after councillors decided not to join the West Midlands Combined Authority.
The potential of not having the power to veto decisions were behind a decision by Lichfield District Council not to join a West Midlands Combined Authority.
HS2 campaigners have described Jeremy Corbyn as a “breath of fresh air” after the Labour leader questioned whether high speed rail would lead to cuts in investment elsewhere on the network.
The decision on whether or not to join a West Midlands combined authority will be a long-lasting one, the leader of Lichfield District Council has warned.