UK devolution

Oxfordshire County Council wants to create a single unitary authority, covering the whole county.

People are being invited to have their say on 15 councils being trimmed down to five.

Council leader Linden Kemkaran says requests were verbally rejected by a government minister.

Details about how the region could be split up to form unitary councils has been shared.

The findings of a panel asking Surrey residents for their views on devolution has been published.

Its current county and local councils are to be scrapped and replaced by single-tier authorities.

Proposals are being put forward for how Oxfordshire should be governed, as part of a major shake up.

Councillors are given more details on a new combined authority for the county of Cheshire.