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On the recordJuly 2, 2026
The Devolution Act gives all mayors London-style planning powers – a new framework that can be expanded and built upon... The act is the beginning, not the end, of breaking away from the command and control culture of Whitehall that has held us back for too long.
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Angela Rayner
Labour Party

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Speech on devolution at the New Economics Foundation

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