Labour’s new devolution plans promise to “transfer power out of Westminster,” but don’t be fooled – this isn’t about empowering communities. Instead of genuine decentralisation, Labour is un-devolving ...

Labour’s long-awaited devolution plans have been published in the English Devolution White Paper Power and partnership: Foundations for growth: proposals that seek to ‘put England’s regions centre ...

NORTH Yorkshire could be split in two by a devolution plan that risks leaving rural areas behind, according to a council leader. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get ...

Elections for a new mayor for the Hampshire and Solent region will take place next year, the government has confirmed. Devolution plans involve transferring powers from Westminster to English regions, ...

Downing Street has said devolution plans aim to give more powers to local leaders amid fears that scrapping district councils could deprive people of local representation. A redesign of local ...

Opposition parties have raised fears about devolution plans, following a split between the councils over the area. Both North and West Northamptonshire councils voted to go forward with a combined ...

East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove councils met on Thursday and agreed on plans to create one strategic authority under a mayor Politicians across Sussex plan to postpone local elections ...

An application to create a new joint mayoral authority for Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight is due to be submitted later. On Thursday, members of the island council's ruling ...

The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

Residents could face long journeys of up to 50 miles to visit their 'local' town hall under devolution plans to be unveiled by Angela Rayner today. In a speech to regional leaders, the Deputy Prime ...

The UK government has outlined its plans for English devolution and local government reform in a landmark white paper. These are some of the most consequential reforms of recent times, signalling a ...