Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin statement ahead of a hearing at the MHCLG committee in Westminster today

Speaking ahead of a hearing at the MHCLG committee in Westminster today, Tracy Brabin said:

"Mayors hold the key to unlocking our nation's great potential, by boosting growth in all regions across the UK.

"From London and the West of England, up to West Yorkshire and the Tees Valley, we have ambitious plans for our regional economies. And we know that you can't get economic growth nationally without doing it in the regions.

"This government gets that the only way to put more money in people's pockets and support public services sustainably, is by ever closer working with Mayors on this national priority.

"Mayors stand ready to deliver on the growth mission but we need the right powers and financial freedoms to do that.”