Major Somerset devolution plans halted as Wessex mayoral authority stalls
Plans to create a new Wessex mayoral authority have stalled after the government announced the bid would not be taken forward ...
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Somerset Council ‘extremely disappointed’ as government rejects devolution plan
Somerset Council has said it is “extremely disappointed” after having its bid to form a devolved Wessex group rejected by the ...
Government derails BCP and Dorset council's Heart of Wessex bid
THE Heart of Wessex devolution proposal that BCP Council and Dorset Council has not been included in the government’s priority programme.
No 10 denies dragging King into politics after joint visit with Prime Minister
The King, Sir Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner toured a housing development in Cornwall on Monday.
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Wessex: ‘Deeply regrettable’ to be excluded from devo programme
The four councils hoping to establish a Wessex mayoral strategic authority have said the area will miss out on funding after they were not included on the ...
Prime Minister and deputy join King for tour of Cornwall housing scheme
The King has taken the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister on a tour of the Cornish housing project he inspired – in a rare joint engagement between the ... with Nansledan and Poundbury in Dorset ...