Some councils in the South and South East have been successful in their bids to be on the government’s fast-track devolution programme. | ITV News Meridian ...

Deputy PM Angela Rayner agreed to cancel elections because the Government is ‘not in the business of holding elections to bodies that won’t exist’.

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As part of a major shake-up of the way local government works in England, Angela Rayner confirmed nine councils will be ...

Plans for major reforms to local government in England have seen several rounds of local elections planned for May cancelled.

Angela Rayner gave nine local authorities permission to tear up plans for May due to imminent reforms that will see scores of ...

Local elections in County Durham are set to take place as planned in May, it has been confirmed. It comes after a recent announcement that elections in nine council areas across England have been ...

Questions remain about why some areas have missed out on the devolution fast track, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.

Ministers say the plans will save money but some councils are worried they are diverting focus from other issues.

He claimed his party was on course to make huge gains especially in East Anglia, including Essex, where he is an MP, before ...

Angela Rayner has announced that nine local authorities will not have elections this year, sparking fury from Reform UK.

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