Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part of a devolution deal. But what does it mean for the people who live in the area? It is the biggest change ...

In Shrewsbury, the lights switch-on brings thousands of people into the town for shopping and entertainment. In South Swindon ...

Appearing alongside Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, Sir Keir said: “We have this team to be part of a government, sitting on the government benches, all working to deliver for Scotland. This team ...

Cheshire and Warrington looks set to move forward with its devolution plan and to elect a mayor. It was named as one of six places added to the government's devolution priority programme on Wednesday.

Devolved powers passed to metro mayors include control over local transport, housing, skills, and healthcare. (Image credit: Pixabay) In the UK, devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from ...

AS politicians go, one might expect David Cairns to be more aware than most of the advantages and disadvantages of making confessions and acts of contrition, given his former life as a Catholic priest ...

Sir Keir Starmer has kickstarted a “new era of devolution” as he commences his tour of the UK after just four days in office. The new prime minister and his deputy, Angela Rayner, met on Tuesday with ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has approved the Hampshire Solent bid for devolution. But what is devolution, what does it mean for the region and why have May’s county elections been postponed?

Next month, the North-East’s political leaders will put the case for greater powers to the Government. In the first of The Northern Echo’s Power to the North series, Stuart Arnold asks what devolution ...

Spoiler alert. Labour won the most seats at the first assembly election in 1999. And you probably know Labour have had the most assembly or Senedd seats in all the Welsh elections since devolution. In ...