内容摘要：The vote saw former Tory leader Izzi Seccombe lose her seat to the Liberal Democrats who secured 14.

The vote saw former Tory leader Izzi Seccombe lose her seat to the Liberal Democrats who secured 14.

Councillor Bella Sankey, leader of Brighton & Hove City Council, said she was "optimistic and ambitious" about devolution."It will mean that more money is directly invested in our area and that better transport, affordable housing and skills and job creation can be accelerated," she added.

While Councillor Paul Marshall, leader of West Sussex County Council, said: "A mayoral authority will give our communities greater influence in the big decisions that affect the region, such as our highways, housing, and economic growth, plus much-needed long-term financial stability."Rayner, who is also the Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary, agreed to cancel elections in May because she said the government was "not in the business of holding elections to bodies that won't exist".The Green Party and Liberal Democrat leaders of four out of five of the East Sussex borough and district councils had

Following the announcement, Councillor Zoe Nicholson, Green Party leader of Lewes District Council, said she was "deeply disappointed".She added: "The Government has rejected our calls to protect the democratic rights of East Sussex residents and instead is favouring propping up an administration which has been a minority administration for the last 18 months, and will hang on to power completely unnecessarily for probably the next two years, maybe three."

A devolution consultation will now be held before the end of March 2025.

The results will be assessed in the spring and a ministerial decision will be taken as to whether to proceed with a mayoral strategic authority prior to unitary re-organisation.Part of the message reads: "The German War is now over.

"At Rheims last night the instrument of surrender was signed which in effect is a surrender of all personnel of the German forces all equipment and shipping and all machinery in Germany."Reflecting on the message 80 years later, Mr Morgan, said: "I was so pleased to get it because, like all of us, we all wanted to get back home... but you can't do it overnight."

He met the Princess of Wales on Monday as part of VE Day commemorations at Buckingham Palace.John James Woodman was born on 1 July 1919 in the Aston area of Birmingham.