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 ...

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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has approved the Hampshire Solent bid for devolution. But what is devolution, what does it mean for the region and why have May’s county elections been postponed?

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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, ...

One of the Labour party’s manifesto pledges was to “widen and deepen” devolution and December’s white paper set out how the government planned to do so. Last month the government decided which six ...

Southampton councillors have voted to support plans for a Hampshire and Isle of Wight devolution deal. It would mean the creation of a strategic combined authority that moves power and money from ...

Want the most headline-grabbing policies in the 25 years of Welsh devolution? That's good because it means BBC Wales' political editor Gareth Lewis didn't waste his time doing this video Now, we're ...

Paul Cairney receives funding from the ESRC, and is a member of the Centre on Constitutional Change, but these are his views. When David Cameron met with Nicola Sturgeon to consider further devolution ...