Lords have hit out at amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill that would allow for fast-track structural and boundary changes in two-tier areas.
Labour peer Lord Beecham this week tabled a proposed change to Amendment 36, which would enable the secretary of state to make regulations for speedy reorganisation without the need for unanimous consent of the affected councils.
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