Councils across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire have been invited to draw up final proposals for the biggest shake-up of local government in 50 years.
A trade union says it will “oppose with all legitimate means” any attempt to change workers’ terms and conditions at Staffordshire County Council, following Reform UK’s election win.
One of the few senior Conservatives to hold on to their seats in the Staffordshire County Council elections says councillors have paid the price for national issues.