确保兰开郡设立民选市长是首相的"优先事项"，并可能伴随10亿英镑的资金承诺，议会领导人获悉。
Securing an elected mayor for Lancashire is "a priority" for the Prime Minister and could come with a £1bn funding commitment, council leaders have been told.
地方分权部长吉姆·麦克马洪告诉兰开郡联合郡管理局（LCCA），"让兰开郡进入市长分权模式"是他和安迪·伯纳姆的优先事项。
Devolution minister Jim McMahon told the Lancashire Combine County Authority (LCCA) "getting Lancashire into mayoral devolution was a priority" for both him and Andy Burnham.
组成LCCA的兰开郡郡议会、布莱克浦议会和布莱克本与达文议会的领导人表示，他们将考虑部长的讲话。
The leaders of Lancashire County Council, Blackpool Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council, which make up the LCCA, said they would consider what the minister had said.
兰开郡要到2028年才会举行市长选举，届时它将成为英格兰北部唯一没有市长的地区。
Lancashire, which would not hold elections for a mayor until 2028, will soon be the only place in the north of England not to have one.
麦克马洪表示，他预计兰开郡将获得一笔现金，以配合赋予市长的额外下放权力，金额相当于已达成协议的类似规模郡，地方民主报道服务称。"建设性讨论"有人提出每年3500万英镑、为期30年的大致数字——总计略超10亿英镑——尽管麦克马洪强调他无法代表财政部做出正式承诺。过去十年间，兰开郡的所有15个议会都讨论过分权问题。
McMahon said he would expect Lancashire to receive a cash sum to go with the additional devolved powers conferred on a mayor, equivalent to similar-sized counties that have already done a deal, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said. 'Constructive discussion' An approximate figure of £35m a year over 30 years – just over £1bn in total – was mooted, although McMahon emphasised he was unable to make a formal commitment on behalf of the Treasury. Over the past decade, devolution has been discussed in Lancashire by all 15 of its councils.
继2025年LCCA成立后，关于设立市长的提案正在为2028年进行探讨。
Following the creation of the LCCA in 2025, proposals for a mayor were being explored for 2028.
在一份联合声明中，兰开郡郡议会领袖斯蒂芬·阿特金森、布莱克本与达文议会领袖菲尔·赖利和布莱克浦议会领袖林恩·威廉姆斯表示，会议是一次"积极且建设性的讨论"。
In a joint statement, leader of Lancashire County Council Stephen Atkinson, Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Phil Riley and leader of Blackpool Council Lynn Williams said the meeting was a "positive and constructive discussion".
他们表示，部长"提供了更多信息供领导人考虑"，包括可能通过市长联合管理局模式带来的潜在财政优势。"我们现在将花时间考虑所提供的信息，并讨论任何潜在的后续步骤，"他们说道。"任何提案都需要在正式提交政府之前，获得各组成议会和LCCA的批准，"三人补充道。
They said the minister "provided further information for leaders to consider", including potential financial advantages, which could come through a mayoral combined authority model. "We will now take time to consider the information provided and discuss any potential next steps," they said. " Any proposal would need to be approved by each of the constituent councils and the LCCA before being formally submitted to government," the trio added.