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LGR: ‘it’s possible now that changes will never happen’

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The biggest shake-up of local government in a generation may be derailed in the wake of the government’s decision to review swathes of boundary decisions across the country, experts have warned.

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The government announced today that local government reorganisation (LGR) proposals in Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk had been withdrawn, while plans in 14 other

Mayors have welcomed government plans for good growth funding – which include the development of a £1.5bn borrowing facility from 2028 – ahead of the Autumn Budget and publication of the Fiscal Devolution Roadmap.

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