Deputy PM Angela Rayner set out plans for every region of England to have a mayor.
District councils in Gloucestershire are set to be abolishedDistrict councils in Gloucestershire will be abolished, and one powerful council will instead run all the county's services.
The change is greatest in Gloucestershire, as it is one of a dwindling number of counties to still have two tiers of local government. That is similar to what happened in Somerset in April 2023. It was meant to be simpler for local residents, and save millions of pounds.'Silver bullet'"The example in Somerset, where they're having real challenges now with their financial position, just demonstrates that it's not the silver bullet that everybody thinks," he said.A change coming to many more places will be the roll-out of metro mayors.
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