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Government should have 'leeway' to seek new council leaders' LGR views

Government should have ‘some leeway’ to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put forward a formal view on reorganisation proposals, a think-tank chief has suggested.

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Government should have ‘some leeway' to offer newly-elected council leaders the chance to put forward a formal view on reorganisation proposals, a think-tank chief has suggested.

Writing in The MJ this week, chief executive of Localis Jonathan Werran said outside London Reform UK could build on last year's local elections breakthroughs, when they took control of 10 county and unitary councils.

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