Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says devolution is about handing power to local areas People will go to the polls in May to choose new mayors for East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. But will it lead ...

Portsmouth City Council was one of four authorities to put in a "Hampshire and the Solent" devolution bid Five councils in Hampshire and Dorset have submitted applications this week asking to be part ...

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This was part of his speech at the presentation of his book, “Reflections on Governance and Development in Nigeria”. In the 239-page book, renowned columnist Niyi Akinnaso said Professor Adamolekun ...

Angela Rayner is set to give more power to local authorities as she pledges to transfer more powers out of Westminster in her first weeks as deputy prime minister. Dubbed the “devolution revolution”, ...

The House of Representatives will today hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution. The hearing, originally scheduled earlier this month but postponed following the ...

Downing Street has said devolution plans aim to give more powers to local leaders amid fears that scrapping district councils could deprive people of local representation. A redesign of local ...

Enoch Powell at the Conservative Party conference in 1967. He has been attributed with saying that ‘power devolved is power retained’ - HARRIS/AP The saying, attributed to Enoch Powell, that “power ...

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