English Devolution and Local Government Debate
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Will Forster
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Angela Rayner
The Government’s direction of travel on second jobs is absolutely clear. As my hon. Friend knows, I have visited Cumbria and know what a fantastic place it is, and as a northerner, I can attest to the fact that it is even more northern.
Mr Will Forster (Woking) (LD)
In her statement, the Secretary of State said that local elections in Surrey will be cancelled
“given the urgency of creating sustainable new unitary structures”.
Does she find it perverse that, because of financial mismanagement by Conservatives in Surrey, my constituents will lose their democratic right to vote and remove from power the Conservatives who caused that mess in the first place?
Angela Rayner
Again, I acknowledge the situation in Surrey. We have said that we want to work with Surrey to deliver. That is why we are bringing this forward. As I say, it is a short-term delay; democracy comes to us all eventually.