Summary
THE North-East appeared to have delivered a devastating blow to the Government's dream of devolved government last night by voting in overwhelming numbers against the idea of a regional assembly.
In an historic poll, a large majority voted against the idea of a directly elected regional assembly to govern the North-East's affairs.See the full content of this document
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No- Loud and Clear
Not even a rush of lastminute votes - mainly Labour faithful roused to help the party win the Yes vote - was enough to save the day.
Early indications on Teesside were that people had voted four to one against a regional assembly, despite the effo...See the full content of this document
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