Bristol won’t be forced to scrap committee model after government makes exception

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Bristol City Council won’t be forced to scrap the committee model at the next local elections after the government has decided to make an exception.

Last summer the government unveiled plans which appeared to suggest Bristol would have to switch how the council is run yet again .

Three-and-half-years ago, Bristol voted in a city-wide referendum to scrap the directly elected mayor, and bring in a new model instead. Since last year, eight policy committees made up of councillors in different political parties have run the council instead, although this is uncommon.

Most councils across England are run by a cabinet and council leader. A new amendment to a bill means Bristol won’t have to swi