Dan Peters 16 January 2025

Rebels with a cause

The Local Government Association (LGA) has been warned some members could quit over its stance on reorganisation as it faces an internal rebellion.

After the English Devolution White Paper revealed a move towards unitary councils, the LGA's Labour chair Louise Gittins said it ‘should be a matter for councils and local areas to decide'.

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