{"id":77229,"date":"2026-02-18T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/council-leader-claims-local-authority-bullied-to-delay-polls-for-extra-funding-and-powers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T20:00:00","slug":"council-leader-claims-local-authority-bullied-to-delay-polls-for-extra-funding-and-powers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzquest.in\/hi\/council-leader-claims-local-authority-bullied-to-delay-polls-for-extra-funding-and-powers\/","title":{"rendered":"Council leader claims local authority \u2018bullied\u2019 to delay polls for extra funding and powers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nqenglish-card-frame\">\n<div class=\"nqenglish-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a01326ceb20b96d174dea858fe11d4dca2c573c1\/294_0_3540_2832\/master\/3540.jpg?width=1200&#038;height=630&#038;quality=85&#038;auto=format&#038;fit=crop&#038;precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&#038;overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&#038;overlay-width=100p&#038;overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&#038;enable=upscale&#038;s=f824cf9c3b3b5dbc79938c8c980856f3\" alt=\"Council leader claims local authority \u2018bullied\u2019 to delay polls for extra funding and powers\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-cat lang-en\">\u090f\u0928 \u0936\u0949\u0930\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0938'<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-headline\">Council leader claims local authority \u2018bullied\u2019 to delay polls for extra funding and powers<\/div>\n<div class=\"nqenglish-summary\">Norfolk county council leader calls local government secretary, Steve Reed, a \u2018two-faced bully\u2019 over allegationsA Norfolk council leader has accused the government of \u201cbullying\u201d her local authority into postponing elections in return for extra funding and powers, as she pulled out of long-awaited devolution deal for the county.Kay Mason Billig, the Conservative leader of Norfolk county council, said she would no longer participate in both local government reorganisation (LGR) and devolution plans in the area, saying the council could not continue with them and hold elections at the same time. 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