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Councils to be merged in major overhaul of local powers

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Councils to be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England .

Paper expected to set ambition to move towards unitary councils across all of England .

Elected metro mayors also set to gain new powers over planning decisions.

Paper to be published on Monday outlining plans for mergers in areas with two tiers of local authority.

Labour government pledged to extend the use of local powers before the election.

Labour has announced four devolution deals since returning to office in July .

Greater Lincolnshire , Hull and East Yorkshire , Devon and Torbay , and Lancashire . Combined authorities, including combined county authorities in more rural areas, are more advanced in the north of England compared to the south.

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