Cllr Simon Henig, Leader of Durham County Council and Chair of the North East Combined Authority has commented on the Sottish Referendum:
“We welcome the outcome of the referendum in Scotland as we believe there are close links between Scotland and the north of England and we are stronger together.
“It is now time to have a full debate about the devolution of power throughout the UK. If additional funding is guaranteed to meet the needs of Scotland it is reasonable to ask that funding is also guaranteed to meet the needs of northern England in areas such as transport and the economy.”