In counties where the shape of new unitaries is undecided, officers hesitate to commit to plans and housing delivery risks ...

The SNP’s depute leader Keith Brown has written to the Prime Minister saying Labour must end its “disrespect for devolution” ...

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The UK Government is seeking to devolve rail powers to mayoral regions in England while steadfastly rejecting calls for rail infrastructure to be devolved to Wales. Following the English Devolution ...

The arguments over devolution deals for Cornwall are a "distraction" from lifting the Cornish economy. That's the view of one of the most powerful business leaders in the region. It was revealed last ...

In what is being seen as a huge political win for Cornwall it has today been revealed that there will be no Devonwall deal and that Cornwall is likely to be granted a bespoke devolution deal by the ...

The biggest local government reorganisation in a generation is meant to put political power closer to voters' homes, according to those behind the scheme, along with a major shakeup of rural councils.

DUP leader Gavin Robinson delivered a robust defence of devolution as he told his party conference that Westminster rule would effectively mean “de facto Dublin rule from London”. The East Belfast MP ...