Mayoral Council
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| Type | Intergovernmental forum of England |
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| Founded | 10 October 2024 |
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| Seats | 13 |
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The Mayoral Council is an intergovernmental body in England that brings together ministers from the UK Government, the Mayor of London and the leaders of combined authorities.[1]
Background
[edit]Former UK prime minister David Cameron had proposed that England's combined authority mayors (and the mayor of London) sit within an "English Cabinet of Mayors", giving them the opportunity to share ideas and represent their regions at English national level. This proposed cabinet of mayors would have been chaired by the prime minister and meet at least twice a year. However, he took no action to form such a cabinet, and the idea was quietly dropped.[2][3]
Plans for a "Council of England" featured in a 2022 Labour Party report on constitutional reform by Gordon Brown titled A New Britain: Renewing our Democracy and Rebuilding our Economy.[4] The proposed council would be chaired by the prime minister and would include leaders of combined authorities, the mayor of London, representatives of local government and other stakeholders in England.
Following Labour's victory in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the new prime minister Keir Starmer informally met with England's combined authority mayors and the mayor of London on on 9 July.[5] The first formal meeting of the Mayoral Council, chaired by deputy prime minister Angela Rayner took place on 10 October 2024 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and the council is expected to meet on a quarterly basis.[1][6]
Unlike the proposed "Council of England", the Mayoral Council does not include representatives from local government in areas without a combined authority or other stakeholders. However, at the 2024 Labour Party Conference, Labour reiterated its commitment to English devolution, saying that all areas of England "should eventually be covered by mayoral devolution", which would then mean all areas of England would eventually be represented on the Mayoral Council.[7]
Membership
[edit]The membership of the Mayoral Council is as follows:
Meetings
[edit]The council meets four times a year.
| Meetings of the Mayoral Council | ||
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| Date | Location | |
| 10 October 2024[1] | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | |
See also
[edit]- Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
- Council of the Nations and Regions
- Governance of England
- Politics of England
- West Lothian question
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Deputy Prime Minister launches first-ever Mayoral Council". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Mayoral referendums: The mayors of the twinned cities". BBC News. 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Rival campaigns fight over directly-elected mayors in England". BBC News. 12 April 2012.
- ^ Mason, Rowena; Brooks, Libby (4 December 2022). "Labour unveils plan to overhaul constitution and replace the Lords". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "UK politics live: Keir Starmer departs for Nato summit after making first speech to Parliament as PM". BBC News.
- ^ "Rayner launches Mayoral Council | Local Government Chronicle (LGC)". lgcplus.com. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ White, Hannah; Thomas, Alex; Tetlow, Gemma; Pope, Thomas; Davies, Nick; Davison, Nehal; Metcalfe, Sophie; Paun, Akash (26 September 2024). "Seven things we learned from the Labour Party Conference 2024". Institute for Government. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
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