Ulster said an historic and overwhelming 'yes' to the devolution of police and justice powers from Westminster yesterday, with only the Ulster Unionist Party voting 'no'. The DUP, Sinn Fein, the SDLP ...

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”, ...

Senior British and Irish ministers took advantage of the annual British-Irish Association conference yesterday to begin the drive to persuade Northern Ireland politicians to accept the devolution of ...

The Ulster Unionist leader has warned against any rapid devolution of policing and justice powers to Stormont, blaming republicans for the absence of trust needed to end direct rule. Mr David Trimble ...

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 ...

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Angela Rayner will tell leaders in the north of England that she will help them “break” the system that “hoards power and investment” away from them in a speech on Friday. The Deputy Prime Minister ...

“Nigeria and I: Where do I invest my intellectual contribution in public affairs from now on? The answer came to me this morning: promoting devolution within the Nigerian geo-political space.” – Diary ...

The proposals, set out in an English Devolution White Paper published by the ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) yesterday (16 December), will give mayors ‘a more direct role ...

“Proud to share that Karnataka has been ranked 1st in the devolution of power to Panchayats - leading the nation in financial autonomy and accountability, as per a study by the Indian Institute of ...

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