Emergency funding of £5m has been secured through the West Yorkshire Devolution Deal to support the region's economic recovery from Covid-19. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has agreed to unlock ...
Is Westminster best placed to make detailed funding decisions on devolution? The Prime Minister seems determined to compete with politicians across the Union yet does not fully understand the devolved ...
The most important levers of power remain with Westminster, leaving Scotland dependent on the “good chaps” theory of government. By Rory Scothorne For all the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron ...
Places that do not adopt a mayoral model may not gain the full range of powers and budgets devolved to metro mayors, writes the programme lead for devolution at the Institute for Government. In 2019, ...
The Institute of Directors’ North Yorkshire branch has welcomed the statement by Local Government Secretary Robert Jenrick that North Yorkshire’s county and district councils are to be replaced with a ...
First Minister Paul Givan has accused Westminster of “disrespecting” devolution by issuing a direction that would force Stormont to set up full abortion services. Paul Givan said Secretary of State ...
Devolution is under “systematic attack” from a hostile UK Government, Scottish Constitution Secretary Angus Robertson has claimed. He argued that UK ministers are using Brexit and the Internal Market ...