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Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers

Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to them Ministers are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound spending muscle, as…

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ImpactMinor 17/100
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RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published4 h ago (Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:19 GMT)
RetrievedSun, 04 Oct 2026 07:00:14 GMT via rss
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AuthorHeather Stewart Economics editor