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Surrey council to ask for elections to be postponed

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Surrey County Council agrees to write to the government to request a delay.

Council leader Tim Oliver will ask for time to put together proposals for local government reform.

Councillors and MPs oppose the decision to delay elections due in May .

The council says the delay will allow for time for a major reorganisation of local government.

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82

Informative language

79

Neutral language

69

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

60

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short-lived

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