Ex mayor and minister s letters over £45 million withheld housing funds revealed
The exchange has been disclosed following Freedom of Information requests
Former mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Conservative James Palmer
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An exchange of letters between the former mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and a minister over the Governmentâs decision to withhold housing funds has been revealed.
A significant outcome of the new rainbow alliance to run Cambridgeshire County Council will be the future of the ‘special relationship’ with Peterborough.
“Our joint administration will come to power after years of Government cuts,” it says.
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Lib Dem) preparing to take over as leader of Cambridgeshire County Council.
- Credit: Harry Rutter
“These have left our vital services chronically under-funded compared to the needs of the people we seek to serve.
“We will champion Cambridgeshire’s case to receive adequate funding to deliver our services and to utilise all options available to us to invest in our services and our people.”
The agreement also covers dispute resolution and a commitment to ‘act in good faith’ at all times.
Happiness is when you come together? Power sharing trio signed historic agreement to run Cambridgeshire County Council. Cllr Tom Sanderson (Independent)
He later tweeted: “While I am bitterly disappointed not to have got to the second round in the Cambs and Peterborough Mayoral election, I am pleased that Palmer will no longer be Mayor.
“He has let down our area. I look forward to working with Dr Johnson on behalf of all our residents.”
The triumphant doctor himself said after the win was secured that he was “over the moon and honoured”.
In his first interview after the result, he told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “I’m over the moon, and I feel hugely honoured to be the lad who came from the north east and ended up adopting Cambridgeshire as my home. And feeling the support across the county – I’m just delighted”.
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Mott MacDonald’s design concept for the CAM Metro (Image: Mott MacDonald)
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