The government should give more powers to county councils rather than establishing assemblies in the English regions, Essex CC leader Lord Hanningfield told peers. He was speaking in a major debate on ...

Dartford and Gravesend could one day be governed by a massive south-east regional assembly stretching from Oxford to the Isle of Wight, if the… Newsletters Jobs ...

Referendums on whether regional assemblies should be set up in three English areas are to be held in November, the Government has announced. Voters from the North West, North East and Yorkshire ...