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DEVOLUTION

Warwickshire risks becoming a devo island, chief executive warns

The rejection by West Midlands mayor Richard Parker of Warwickshire joining his combined authority puts the county at risk of becoming a devolution island, a chief executive has warned.

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By Ann McGauran | 09 September 2025
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The rejection by West Midlands mayor Richard Parker of Warwickshire joining his combined authority puts the county at risk of becoming a devolution island, a chief executive has warned.

Chief executive of Nuneaton and Bedworth BC in Warwickshire, Tom Shardlow, told The MJ: ‘It's certainly a risk, and it would be a shame.' 

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