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It’s confirmed Sussex is on the fast-track to devolution. County council elections due to take place this May won’t happen. bbc.com/news/articles/c334l8…
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Brighton & Hove complete three unanimous votes for all three Sussex authorities to jointly bid for a strategic authority with a mayor of Sussex. They will make their application to Govt before tomorrow’s deadline.
Council leaders in East Sussex have agreed unanimously to apply to join the Priority Programme for Devolution.
2/2 Conservative leaders say it’s necessary to alow reorganisation to happen within the Government’s tight timescale, but Green and Liberal Democrats argue it’s denying democracy and a convenient way for the Conservatives to stay in power.
1/2 Debate continues in East Sussex where there’s signifcant objection to plans to cancel this year’s county council elections.
Plans to apply to join the Priority Programme for Devolution have just been voted through unanimously at West Sussex County Council. Debates continue in East Sussex and Brighton and Hove.
It’s a big day for Sussex. The biggest potential change in the way local services are run and who we elect to be in charge in decades. The council chamber at East Sussex County Hall is packed.
It’s a game-changing week for Sussex: Plans for mayor of Sussex and fast-track devolution bbc.com/news/articles/c87895…
2/2 Councils have until 10th January to tell the Government if they want to cancel county councils election due to take place in May in order to push ahead with devolution plans.
1/2 In a week’s time Sussex could be heading for devolution under one strategic authority. Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex councils will all meet next Thursday 9th Jan to decide whether to collaborate on a joint proposal for devolution. #devolution #sussex #brighton
A look at what today’s #devolution announcement means for #Brighton and #Sussex - and some strong words from the leader of #Lewes District Council bbc.com/news/articles/cqjzqk…
After all the speculation, confirmation today that the Labour Government will abolish borough and district councils in favour of larger ‘strategic authorities’ in what it calls a ‘devolution revolution’.
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