Heather Jameson 18 November 2025

Government urged to stop reorganisation or face 'massive car crash'

Government should be told to stop Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) or face a ‘massive car crash' a county leader facing unitarisation has warned.

Devon CC leader Julian Brazil warned delegates at the County Councils' Network conference: ‘We are going to end up with the worst system, and it will take years and year and years to get the payback – if there is any payback.

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