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North East says 'no' to regional assembly
North East says ‘no’ to regional assembly

Government plans to roll-out devolution to the English regions suffered a major set-back last night when voters in the North East rejected plans for a regional assembly. Some 696,519 people voted against the assembly plans, with just 197,310 backing the move in the all-postal ballot. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, an ardent supporter of devolution,… Read more »

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Blair to meet other EU leaders
Blair prepares for EU conference

Tony Blair will be arriving in Brussels on Thursday evening for a meeting of the EU’s Council of Ministers. This will be the first chance that EU leaders have had to discuss the implications of President Bush’s re-election, and Iraq is sure to be high on the agenda. Yesterday, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman said… Read more »