Labour backbenchers wrote to the Prime Minister accusing him of rolling back on devolution and MSs from across the chamber ...

In recent years, two apparently contradictory but, in fact, complementary socio-political phenomena have reinforced each other in the European urban realm: the re-scaling of nation-states through ...

The UK Government has been accused of ditching “Pride in Place” for a “know-your-place attitude and treating Wales with ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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 ...

The new combined authority will take in Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and Isle of Wight councils Elections for a new mayor for the Hampshire and Solent region will take place next year, the ...

Cumbria has taken a major step towards greater devolution. The Government has laid a statutory instrument in Parliament to formally establish the Cumbria Combined Authority, marking the final ...

A cross-section of leaders from Western region have accused the Government of an alleged secret ploy to kill the devolved governments. The leaders criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta’s move to approve ...

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

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