A council leader claims threats were made over funding if she spoke out about elections being put off.

A business leader has warned that the region could lose out on multi-million-pound public funding opportunities and says investor confidence could be undermined because of a lack of consensus on ...

Eleven Welsh Labour politicians have accused the Labour UK government of rolling back devolution by bypassing ministers in Cardiff Bay to make decisions in Wales. A letter signed by most of the ...

Opposition leaders in Cheshire have asked to be given places on the board setting up Cheshire and Warrington's new combined authority. The shadow combined authority board is made up of the leaders and ...

Cornwall has secured a political victory after the government confirmed it would not pursue a merger with Devon, and would instead likely offer a bespoke devolution deal. Communities secretary Steve ...

The deputy leader of Shropshire Council has said that plans to devolve power to town and parish councils would keep services going, and may mean smaller authorities do a better job. Shropshire Council ...

The leaders of two Labour controlled councils have called for May's local elections to be scrapped because of Lancashire devolution. Blackburn with Darwen Council and Hyndburn Council have held ...

Two councils have approved plans for a new mayor-led authority for Cumbria. Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Councils gave their final consent to the government's devolution proposals, which ...