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Councils unveil plans for London 'super borough'

Plans for a London ‘super borough’ will see the three councils involved being run by two council chief executives, the proposals for the merger revealed this week.

Plans for a London 'super borough' will see the three councils involved being run by two council chief executives, the proposals for the merger revealed this week.

The report into combining the services of Hammersmith and Fulham LBC, Kensington and Chelsea RLBC and Westminster City Council claims the councils will save £35m a year in back office and management costs. The move could see the loss of 500 jobs across the councils.

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