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Tony Travers: Burnham’s devolution challenge

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By Tony Travers
| Local Government Chronicle Verified
The new PM will have to empower senior officials delivering devolution to tame Sir Humphrey, writes the associate dean, School of Public Policy, at the LSE. Tony Travers, associate dean, School of Public Policy, at the LSE Andy Burnham has made it clear that devolution is his key domestic policy, one which will “rewire the British state” and deliver “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”.
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UK local elections 2026: what are the prospects in London?

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By Tony Travers
| economicsobservatory.com
The 2026 London elections promise dramatic shifts in political control at a local level. As UK voting becomes increasingly fragmented between five parties (six in Scotland and Wales), many boroughs are likely to face a move from Labour or the Conservatives to ‘no overall control’ (NOC), or in some cases to be won outright by Reform UK or the Green Party. London boroughs hold all-out elections every four years.
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Tony Travers: How Margaret Thatcher paved the way for Sadiq Khan

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By Tony Travers
| OnLondon
The Greater London Council (GLC) was abolished 40 years ago. At midnight on 31 March 1986, following an epic struggle between Margaret Thatcher’s government, London’s city-wide authority, led at that time by Ken Livingstone, ceased to exist. Its functions were scattered between Whitehall departments, borough-run joint committees, a new, directly elected, Inner London Education Authority and the ominously named London Residuary Body (LRB).
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