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Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers
WHITEHALL

Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026

The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attempt to rein in ministerial control over cancelling local elections.

DEVOLUTION

A pivotal moment for mayors

By Ann McGauran | 25 February 2026

The recent devolution Bill and the Government’s consultation on visitor levies are seen as positi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Think-tank in reorganisation democracy warning

By Joe Lepper | 19 February 2026

Action is needed to preserve local democracy amid local government reorganisation and devolution,...

REORGANISATION

Basildon joins Norfolk in going cold on LGR

By Paul Marinko | 19 February 2026

Another council has called time on local government reorganisation (LGR) over Labour’s U-turn on ...

REORGANISATION

LGR: putting planning back into the spotlight

By Catriona Riddell | 19 February 2026

We now have a government that puts planning at the heart of economic growth, but does reorganisat...

DEVOLUTION

A close look at Far East governance

By Dan Peters | 19 February 2026

Japan’s city mayors are pushing to become independent of the main regional level of government, w...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Treasury control over transport is stalling regional growth, IPPR warns

By William Eichler | 18 February 2026

Centralised Treasury control over transport spending is constraining regional growth, according t...

ELECTIONS

Could elections U-turn signal a fight to save LGR?

By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2026

Cancelling the postponement of elections 'takes U-turns to the next level', says Heather Jameson....

DEVOLUTION

Government using strategic planning agenda to speed up devo

By Joe Lepper | 18 February 2026

Concerns have been raised over the Government’s use of its strategic planning agenda to speed up ...

REORGANISATION

Norfolk withdraws cooperation on LGR over elections debacle

By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2026

Norfolk CC’s leadership has withdrawn its cooperation with ministers to deliver local government ...

DEVOLUTION

The visitor levy needs to be the start of a more grown-up approach to growth

By Simon Kaye | 17 February 2026

The visitor levy should be the start of a new relationship between local and central government, ...

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Middlesbrough Council

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