“God’s Own County”- Yorkshire’s push for freedom from Westminster

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The “Yorkshire Party”, formed in 2014 now boast hundreds of members, and gained over 20,000 votes in the general election last year in the county. They are regularly clocking up 15%  and upwards of votes in local elections. Their growing influence as a party has also persuaded 17 local authorities to support the idea of  a “One Yorkshire” economic region- as opposed to the city region model based around Sheffield that Westminster wanted to impose. Read More