The local government map could be ripped up after a last-minute amendment to the devolution Bill paved the way for reorganisation ‘by the back door’.
A government amendment to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill passed this week gives councils until the end of March 2019 to join whichever combined authority they want – even against the wishes of their neighbours.
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