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Unitary proposals face a race against the clock

Ministers are in a race against time to conclude the long-running saga over the future of three English county areas by shortly announcing up to four new unitaries, despite Conservative pledges to scrap them.

Ministers are in a race against time to conclude the long-running saga over the future of three English county areas by shortly announcing up to four new unitaries, despite Conservative pledges to scrap them.

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