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Dan Peters 02 April 2025

East Sussex unitary 'probably most likely option'

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The Seven Sisters Chalk cliffs and the coastguard cottages in East Sussex. © Sven Hansche / Shutterstock.com.

A single tier East Sussex unitary of around 550,000 people is 'probably the most likely' reorganisation option despite the floating of coastal and rural unitaries, The MJ understands.

Greens and the Conservatives have backed an East Sussex unitary authority but Labour councillors and Labour MP for Hastings and Rye, Helena Dollimore, support the creation of two unitaries – one coastal and one rural.

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