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UKIP raises unitary hopes as two-tier system has its day

The Conservative leader of Norfolk CC has admitted the two-tier system has ‘run its course’ following calls from UKIP members to consider going unitary.

By Jamie Hailstone, William Eichler | 18 January 2017

The Conservative leader of Norfolk CC has admitted the two-tier system has ‘run its course' following calls from UKIP members to consider going unitary.

Speaking to The MJ, Cllr Cliff Jordan said he believed going unitary would ‘become an agenda item' for many local authorities because of the ‘austerity programme'.

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