So-call #DevolutionBill - very NewSpeak, doing the very opposite of what it claims.
#democracy - it would be a good idea

Devolution Bill tries to fix Pickles Tories made of local councils insidecroydon.com/2025/07/17/d... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #DevolutionBill @sarahcalkin.bsky.social

Empowering communities will help deliver change that people can see and feel, with decisions made in the West – not Westminster.

Alongside new powers is a strengthening of democracy and a stronger mandate for mayors, which I lobbied for: tinyurl.com/DevolutionBill

Yesterday we held our #DevoNorth Parliamentary Briefing, hearing from Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution about the aims and objectives of the coming #DevolutionBill

We hope this will be the start of a great Northern collaboration to deliver #devolution for the region!

This week the #devolutionbill has gone to committee stage in Parliament - Climate Emergency UK alongside Wildlife and Countryside Link have produced a joint briefing on the need for the Bill to include a statutory duty for climate and nature, which you can read at bit.ly/CaseForClimateAndNatureDuty.

"We would empower not administrative monstrosities but parish, town and smaller, more regional councils.” – Robbie Moore, MP for #KeighleyIlkley

#EnglishDevolution #UKPolitics #LocalGovernment #Keighley #Ilkley #DevolutionBill

Link to the article below.

The new #DevolutionBill marks a new era for local gov: cabinet majority votes in #CombinedAuthorities must include the Mayor, effectively giving them veto power.

This could empower Mayors in mixed Cabinets, or weaken consensus-led devolution

Read Erin Gilhespie's blog 👉 bit.ly/4lSrvt4