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‘Riding roughshod over local democracy’ – Mayor responds to Queen’s Speech

Queen Elizabeth II delivers a speech from the throne in House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster.

Hackney Council

Holly Chant

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Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville blasted the government for what he calls "a levelling up agenda" to centralise power in Whitehall and ride "roughshod over local democracy".