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The government has opted for between three and five new councils in four areas on the devolution priority programme, but delayed confirming the outcome in two other counties. In a written ministerial ...

The highest level of devolution will only be granted to areas where several councils get together under a regional mayor Last-minute attempts to change the government's devolution legislation to ...

The flag of St Piran is used to represent Cornwall The long-running campaign for Cornish devolution has been brought sharply into focus by the Labour government's plans to decentralise power from ...

Opposition politicians have warned the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will fall unless the Government listens to their concerns. Shadow Conservative local government minister David ...

This article is an on-site version of our The State of Britain newsletter. Hello and welcome to the State of Britain. Rachel Reeves is often accused of having “no growth strategy” — most memorably by ...

Plans to give regions more financial independence would be a gamechanger for the West of England, giving it the power to invest in much-needed transport improvements and training opportunities, Mayor ...

Rachel Reeves has asked officials to develop a roadmap for future fiscal devolution which would give mayors control of a share of some national taxes. Delivering the 2026 Mais lecture at Bayes ...

Rachel Reeves has begun the process of developing “a roadmap for future fiscal devolution”, which will be published at the Budget. In her Mais lecture at Bayes Business School, given earlier today, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to give English cities more power over their own finances as part of a major ...

The prime minister has defended his approach to working with Welsh and Scottish governments a day after a leaked memo sparked accusations he was undermining devolution. On Tuesday it emerged Sir Keir ...

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