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 ...

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Northern Powerhouse minister James Wharton has warned Liverpool city region leaders they must get their devolution bid in by September 4 if they are to be part of the “vanguard” of areas granted extra ...

The spirit of devolution and localism, and delivering a generational shift in power to local people, is at the heart of the new legislation, writes the minister of state for local government and ...

Hampshire and the Solent region will be part of the devolution fast-track initiative, the government has announced. The decision to fast-track the application will establish a new Strategic Mayoral ...

A proposed devolution deal for Lancashire is finally on the table – after seven years of trying. The blueprint for bringing more powers and cash under the county’s control has been published as part ...

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has pledged to transfer more powers out of Westminster and into local areas, as part of proposals dubbed the “devolution revolution”. The new Labour Government has ...

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has argued that fiscal devolution is "necessary" for the success of metro mayors, in a report published yesterday. Researchers from Kings College London, University ...

I have always favoured unitary authorities – provided they are the right unitaries, of course. It is disheartening, though unsurprising, to see Labour reforming English local government in a way that ...

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