New Bill to free councils to be launched

A new Bill to give local government freedom from the 'stranglehold of Whitehall’ has been launched by a backbench MP.

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By Heather Jameson | 25 July 2014

A new Bill to give local government freedom from ‘the stranglehold of Whitehall' will be launched by a backbench MP today. 

The new provisions would make local government constitutionally responsible to the local electorate, not to central government. 

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Heather Jameson

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