REORGANISATION

Minister rejects 'diktat' accusation

Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘top-down diktat from Whitehall’.

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By Martin Ford | 20 January 2025
Jim McMahon © parliament.uk

Local government minister Jim McMahon has rebuffed accusations that reorganisation amounts to a ‘top-down diktat from Whitehall'.

McMahon faced MPs on the issue for the first time following an urgent question in the House of Commons.

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