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REORGANISATION

Reed vows to finish local government reorganisation

Communities secretary Steve Reed has vowed to finish local government reorganisation before the next election.

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By Heather Jameson | 06 July 2026
Steve Reed © Zeynep Demir Aslim-shutterstock

Communities secretary Steve Reed has vowed to finish local government reorganisation before the next election.

He told delegates at think tank Re:State's conference: ‘We've got a mandate to do it. We'll go ahead and we will do it.'

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