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

Mark Arnull, the Reform UK leader of West Northamptonshire Council, told the same meeting: "The deal that was on the table ...

The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

A Labour MP has declared he is “Cornish, not English” and has urged people from his Cornwall to be “loud and proud” of their identity. Speaking to the House of Commons during a debate on the English ...

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance ...

Over the past twenty years, I’ve had the chance to observe a remarkable experiment in urban governance reform: England’s efforts to devolve more power to local decisionmakers through metro mayors, ...

The UK Government is seeking bids from mayoral strategic authorities in England to take control of rail in their areas ...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced that it will publish an English Devolution White Paper today (16 December) including plans to give regional mayors new ...

In Shrewsbury, the lights switch-on brings thousands of people into the town for shopping and entertainment. In South Swindon ...

While the bill has been framed as a lifeline for struggling retailers, it has a number of critical flaws, writes Amy Brown, a partner at Winckworth Sherwood #UKhousing The government’s English ...

Years of political turbulence, economic shocks and the failure to ‘level up’ as pledged have turned English devolution into a key political and constitutional issue ...

Cornish people should be “loud and proud” of their identity, a Labour MP has said, as he told the Commons he is not English. Perran Moon said he had been “mocked” for describing himself as Cornish, as ...