Jess Brown-Fuller

Jess Brown-Fuller

Liberal Democrat — Chichester

Speaking in the House of Commons on 23 February 2026

Debate

Local Government Reorganisation

Contribution

West Sussex county council should never have been offered the opportunity to postpone for a second year running, effectively gifting the Conservative-controlled administration a seven-year term. Now, with democracy restored, there are just 74 days until the polls, so will West Sussex still be expected to work to the original timescale for the creation of unitary authorities and a combined authority that will sit with the mayoralty, or will that also be delayed? How much additional support will be provided to the council, and specifically to the staff at West Sussex, who are now working to a very tight schedule to deliver elections for their residents?

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