Gulfs Weekly
In the Commons, Guildford MP, Zöe Franklin, said that councils had been "forced down a reorganisation route that now appears to be effectively abandoned by the Government and questionable on a legal basis." Surrey Heath MP, Dr Al Pinkerton, said Surrey had been left in "an experimental cohort with a sample size of one, the one county being reorganised under this legislation" and described the process as a "rollercoaster with no known destination and...with legally slightly shonky rails" Monica Harding in Esher and Walton asked about the "legal implications for Surrey", while Helen Maguire in Epsom and Ewell said the county is "being treated as the test case for something the Government won't legally back anywhere else in England." Rayner told MPs the changes are "not an experiment" and about "working with local areas to deliver local services and improve on them" and that "the review does not include the reorganisation of Surrey." "Councillors have been elected already, and the new councils go live on 1 April 2027. "I hope that Surrey, with the two new unitary councils, will be able to deliver across the area on vital services, like adult social care, transport and those good services that people want to see across their area, and I will work with them to deliver that." Follow BBC Surrey on Facebook , external , on X , external , and on Instagram , external and listen to BBC Radio Surrey on Sounds . Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk , external or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.
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