Dan Peters 14 November 2025

Alexander urges Scottish Government to devolve to councils

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The Scottish Government must devolve funding and powers to local authorities to secure a ‘decent and prosperous' nation, Scottish secretary Douglas Alexander has said.

In a speech to council leaders, Alexander said the promise of devolution had ‘not been delivered', with the Scottish Government ‘deprioritising councils for funding and centralising powers at Holyrood'.

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