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Why councils need a new concordat with MPs

While all the main political parties are signed up – in theory – to localism, little attention has been paid to the relationship between town halls and MPs say George Jones and John Stewart.

While all the main political parties are signed up – in theory – to localism and the rebalancing of central-local relations, little attention has been paid to the relationship between town halls and MPs say George Jones and John Stewart.

 Interactions between the two levels of elected authorities is a crucial aspect of any central-local relations.

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