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Paul Marinko Thursday, April 2, 2026

Legal threat looms as counties oppose Whitehall LGR ruling

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Disgruntled county councils could slow down local government reorganisation with legal challenges to Whitehall's verdict.

Ministers last week revealed their plans for reorganisation in the Devolution Priority Programme areas of Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Hampshire – with proposals for Sussex still to be finalised.

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