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 ...

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, ...

Representatives from Milton Keynes City Council, Central Bedfordshire Council and Luton and Bedford BCs voted in favour of pursuing a non-mayoral deal for the South Midlands region at the South ...

The United Kingdom is made up of four nations: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England, but they are not equal. England alone accounts for more than 80% of the Union's population, wealth and ...

Discussions have begun ahead of the biggest transformation of local government in southern England in decades. With this month's elections cancelled, attention has turned to the devolution plans for a ...

In her speech to the Scottish Conservatives on March 3, the prime minister, Theresa May, blandly stated that, as “powers and control” return with Brexit, “we must ensure that the right powers sit at ...