Steve Morphew - Labour Group Leader, County Councillor For Catton Grove

Nobody should mourn the loss of the Norfolk County Council devolution deal or feel their ambition "crushed" as the council leader extravagantly responded to the news.

I was delighted to read the letter (March 17) from the chair of the Independent Remuneration panel whose recommendations on allowances for Norfolk County Councillors were ignored as Conservatives voted through a whacking increase.

I was delighted to read the letter (March 17) from the chair of the Independent Remuneration panel whose recommendations on allowances for Norfolk County Councillors were ignored as Conservatives voted through a whacking increase.