内容摘要："Seeing people leave happy, knowing that people are willing to come to a restaurant like this with those expectations, have a meal and then leave incredibly happy is really fulfilling."

"Seeing people leave happy, knowing that people are willing to come to a restaurant like this with those expectations, have a meal and then leave incredibly happy is really fulfilling."

Jim McMahon, Minister for Local Government and English Devolution, spoke to representatives from Southampton city, Hampshire county, Portsmouth city and Isle of Wight councils.The area is one of six considered for fast-track devolution, giving more money and power to a new authority and its elected mayor.

He told the BBC afterwards that Hampshire and the Solent would see investment and change after devolution."People care about whether local houses are being built, transport connectivity, good jobs and skills, and opportunities for young people too, and what devolution brings is the power at a local level to tie all those things together," he continued.He added: "For so long people have witnessed a very centralising model, where ministers like me, often hundreds of miles away, are making decisions about local communities.

"It's really important now that we shift that power out of Westminster and Whitehall into the communities where people have skin in the game."Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner announced six new potential devolution areas, one of which was Hampshire and Solent,

The decision meant the county council election was cancelled.

The shake-up of local councils will see smaller district councils merged with local county councils to create single bodies, known as unitary authorities.The show at Tatton Park in July will mark the 25th anniversary of the event, which attracts about 80,000 visitors each year.

RHS director general Clare Matterson said the society was making "some of the biggest changes we’ve made to our shows in a generation".“We want to inspire current and new audiences with world-class horticulture and provide access to the UK’s best plants people to help even more people garden and grow," she said.

The RHS said its show in Chelsea will remain an annual event.It will also host a show at Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire in 2026.