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There are few measures in place to protect devolution from the whims of a future government, writes an associate at the Institute of Local Government Studies (Inlogov) at the University of Birmingham.

Friday’s government announcement that mayors would be given a share of income tax raised in their areas had been well trailed in advance. It is a hugely significant moment for devolution in England.