The government’s White Paper on devolution within England proposes unitary local authorities with a minimum population of 500,000, as discussed in part one of this article. The other significant ...

Opposition councillors have accused a ruling Labour group of putting politics ahead of the needs of residents in its devolution bid. Milton Keynes City Council has teamed up with neighbouring Bedford ...

Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the chance to observe a remarkable experiment in urban governance reform: England’s efforts to devolve more power to local decisionmakers through metro mayors, ...

A council leader has said "now is our time" as a county bids to be part of a devolution deal. Louise Gittins, the Labour leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council, told BBC Politics North West that ...

Discussions have begun ahead of the biggest transformation of local government in southern England in decades. With this month's elections cancelled, attention has turned to the devolution plans for a ...

The government has confirmed that a county council's elections due to take place in May will be postponed for a year. The deferral of Norfolk County Council's elections is part of a planned devolution ...

The landmark English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is introduced to Parliament today (Thursday, July 10) promising to enable people to take back control of their regions. The bill means ...

The Government confirmed Sussex as one of six new areas to join its Devolution Priority Programme (DPP) in February this year ...

The new mayor of Hampshire and the Solent could appoint non-constituent members to help them with their policies and work as part of “devolution revolution” according to a government minister. Local ...

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