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 ...

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 ...

The three councils said they are seeking an elected mayor for the county The three councils in Cheshire have asked the government for a devolution deal which would include an elected mayor. Cheshire ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 8 (UPI) -- Residents of England and Wales are as likely as Scots to think devolution has been good for Scotland, a poll released Friday said. Those living north of the border ...

English regions deserve more control over their politics and they must take back power from Westminster-appointed quangos Today Scotland votes and tomorrow we will know if the United Kingdom will ...

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BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's political parties are rapidly running out of time to restore a devolved power-sharing government, Britain's minister for the region said on Monday, as he sought ...

BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s political parties are rapidly running out of time to restore a devolved power-sharing government, Britain’s minister for the region said on Monday, as he sought ...

After the results of the September 1997 referendums in Scotland and Wales, devolution within the United Kingdom has become a certainty. This article considers the implications of the establishment of ...

THE one thing that everybody agreed on after Britain’s divisive vote to leave the European Union was that the country was far too centralised. Both Leavers and Remainers recognised that Brexit was ...

THE LIST of British politicians who have had a “good pandemic” is as short as the list of those who have had a bad one is long. But it must surely include the mayor of Greater Manchester. The pandemic ...