consultation

He said the decision was made "without any consultation with the council".

"I went to the consultation alone," she says.

In a consultation in spring 2023, it added, zombie knife retailers did not provide data on sales or stock.

At the time the justice secretary said a consultation process had revealed "significant practical difficulties" but she was still committed to considering changes to the rules for long-term prisoners.

A consultation with staff has opened, along with a voluntary redundancy scheme, in a push to bring down costs for a party which has struggled to attract major donors.