Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

County council letters show it did not want a public consultation on a three-council option for LGR.

Councils say a lack of housing in London means they have to move people to north-east England.

Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells MPs the government will fund a "lasting and dignified memorial".

Council tax bills will rise by 4.99% in the county as the authority attempts to balance its books.

Estimates suggest more than a million homes in England are currently unoccupied.

Keir Starmer and his team knew last week that delays to council elections would need to be reversed.

Protest meetings have been held after the council identified land for potential housing.