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Devolution

22 July 2026

A letter to the new Prime Minister

Our new chair Cllr Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council, writes to the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP.
Devolution

17 July 2026

New chair of Core Cities UK announced

Cllr Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council, will be our new chair, taking over from Cllr James Lewis, leader of Leeds City Council.
Culture

27 March 2026

Core Cities UK joins with LGA and CLOA for Visitor Levy Conversation

The visitor levy is coming. Our new webinar on the 20th of April will look at what it will mean for local areas.

Insights

Article

5 June 2026

Time to seize the moment

In the latest in a series of essays, Simon Kaye, Director of Policy and Research at think tank Re:State, argues that it's time to widen the scope of…

Insight

12 May 2026

After the Bill - what further powers do places need?

In the second of our mini essay series, Leader of Liverpool City Council Cllr Liam Robinson gives his views on where devolution to place goes next.
Devolution

5 May 2026

After the bill - What next for Devolution?

Following the passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill into law, Inner Circle Consultancy's Evie John writes the first in a…

Core Cities Leaders Stand United Against Hate

The Core Cities have always been places of diversity and tolerance. Alongside the vast majority of our citizens, we stand together against hate.