Not the final verdict on unitary government for Suffolk

Local Government Minister, Rosie Winterton MP, today announced that the Government were, effectively, going back to the drawing board with regard to the review of local government in Suffolk.

"After careful consideration of the Boundary Committee's recommendations and representations from local councils, MPs, stakeholders and the public Ministers found that there were divergent views across Suffolk local councils as to what would be the best unitary solution for the county. No single proposal emerged that Ministers believed that local councils would unite behind.

"We are therefore inviting the all the Suffolk councils and MPs through a countywide constitutional convention to reach a consensus on a unitary solution for that area."

The format for this convention is yet to be announced, but there will be more news as we have it.