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Growing apart?
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Mayor says he is "exonerated" after council closes investigation into allegations of naked pictures on computer
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Mayor temporarily steps down after image showed him socialising with councillor who had been arrested
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Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime gives notice for re-tender of £65m national legal services framework
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Mayoral model receives most votes from residents in Liverpool governance consultation
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Mayors “energetic” about increasing scrutiny for Mayoral Combined Authorities given ‘trailblazer deals’, Gove claims
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Mayors handed greater control over £39bn affordable housing fund
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Mayors remain committed to judicial review over plans to shut station ticket offices despite consultation extension
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Mayors should be included in Local Government Pension Scheme, but councillor access “not a clear cut issue”, say pensions professionals
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Mayors to have more devolved planning powers under Labour Government, party says
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McDonald’s pleads guilty to hygiene breaches after Waltham Forest investigation
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McIntosh named Chief Legal Officer at Havant Borough Council
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McKoy named monitoring officer at Newham, Director of Law and Governance at One Source
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McMahon issues feedback on interim proposals for local government reorganisation
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McMahon urges joint working on social care by new unitaries in local government reorganisation letter
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Meaningful reform to SEND system will be “complex and costly”, warns top think tank
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Mediation sees landfill operator withdraw appeal against statutory nuisance abatement notice
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Medway issues VEAT notice for procurement of law firm to advise on Housing Infrastructure Fund and Grant Determination Agreements
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Meetings between mayor and contractors without officers over £21m regeneration project contrary to council constitution, report finds
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Meetings of local authorities in England must be face to face from 7 May, judges rule
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Melissa Murphy KC and Ashley Bowes join planning team at Landmark Chambers
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