Calls to allow a Heart of Wessex authority that was first rejected by the government in January 2025.

Exclusive: Burnham-aligned thinktank calls for devolution of public services including social care, childcare and skills

Angela Rayner launches pitch to lead Burnham’s devolution revolution - In her first major speech since Keir Starmer announced his resignation, former minister warns Britain has ‘been on the wrong path

Calls are growing for Lancashire's devolution plans to be accelerated. The current proposal is for the Red Rose county to have an elected mayor in 2028 following a major shake-up of local government in which all 15 councils will be scrapped and replaced with two to five new authorities.

Justice and policing in Wales, control of regional funding and planning powers are the defining issues faced by PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham if he pursues plans for radical devolution. Downing Street (North or South) will also need to resolve key issues of scrutiny and accountability.

Devolution of economic powers has the potential to unlock stronger growth but there is nothing inevitable about its success. It will stand or fall on its execution, the incentives it creates and the fiscal discipline it requires.

It has been 25 years since the start of Welsh devolution Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution. It followed a referendum two years earlier where a narrow majority of voters backed setting up ...

EDITORIAL: More than a decade-and-a-half after the 18th Constitutional Amendment fundamentally altered