Elections delayed in nine council areas as more town halls urged to come forward
- Posted on February 5, 2025
- By Evening Standard
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Elections delayed in nine council areas as more town halls urged to come forward
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Deputy PM Angela Rayner agreed to cancel elections because the Government is ‘not in the business of holding elections to bodies that won’t exist’.