Multiple Choice
The introduction of devolution by Tony Blair's Labour government involved the
A) creation of power-sharing legislative bodies in all geographical areas throughout the UK.
B) redistribution of formal power to an authority governing London with a directly elected mayor.
C) continuance of the private finance initiative (PFI) to expand the involvement of the private sector within the revitalization of British public services.
D) redistribution of policy-making powers to quangos within the British political system.
E) redeployment of power from the House of Commons to the House of Lords.
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