Jim McMahon said Hampshire and the Solent would see investment and change after devolution The government minister promoting devolution for Hampshire and the Solent has met with local officials from ...

With a £12bn-a-year gross domestic product that trumps the likes of Albania and Iceland, Cambridge is at the forefront of the push for devolved powers. Why? Sir Isaac Newton's third law of motion is ...

English devolution has emerged as a prominent feature of the 2015 general election campaign for a number of reasons. One is the ongoing process of devolution that has been taking place across the UK, ...

South Yorkshire’s metro mayor has ruled out bringing in an extra precept on council tax bills following the breakthrough on devolution. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can ...

The leaders of 10 UK cities will today call for enhanced local powers at a major devolution summit. City representatives are meeting in Glasgow, one of 10 so-called core cities demanding more control ...

Since Theresa May took office as prime minister of the UK in July there has been a great deal of speculation about how – if at all – powers over tax rates and local spending will be devolved to local ...

Politicians in Sussex have voiced mixed views over plans to merge councils and move towards elected mayors, with one leader calling it "a death knell for local democracy". Deputy Prime Minster Angela ...

Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis has said the devolution breakthrough is a ‘big moment for South Yorkshire’ and there was now 'no more barriers' for Government investment. Did you know with a ...

A devolution proposal from the Liverpool City Region is one of almost 40 from cities, towns and counties across the UK to have been submitted to the government. A total of 38 areas have put forward ...