Lancashire’s 15 councils look to be on borrowed time after the government said it expects all areas with a ‘two-tier’ structure – like the county has – to draw up proposals that will “streamline” the ...

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: Labour Party leader and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer () stands with London Mayor Sadiq Khan at a reception for London Labour ahead of the Labour Party ...

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 ...

Last week, ministers confirmed they would not support devolution deals that would see directly elected council leaders take on similar powers to those held by combined authority mayors. This ...

Sir Tony was the prime minister who legislated for the Scottish Parliament after a referendum in 1997. While the former prime minister did not claim the goal of devolution to be to end the Scottish ...

Air pollution, homelessness, run down high streets. These are just some of the many issues facing our city. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the ...

Air pollution, homelessness, run down high streets. These are just some of the many issues facing our city. They present huge challenges and are widely felt across the country, from post-industrial ...