Councils have been told to come up with proposals for new unitary authorities, in the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s Five different proposals have been presented for revamping ...

Third of councils affected by overhaul from two-tier to unitary authorities ask for postponement ...

Councils have done their very best to sort out the two-tier map in England, now it’s time for the government to return the favour, writes chief reporter Caitlin Webb. MPs and civil servants at the ...