I don't think there is such thing as a poorly run council they're too slashed to the bone.Quite, but it forces the poorly run councils into the ones that are managing and will only result in yet more services being either slashed even closer to the bone, or abolished entirely because they're all 'part of one authority.' It's very on brand for a Westminster decree.
Its one of Labour's big tentpole changes they are making, homogenizing how local government works. This goes hand in hand with their planning law reforms.In three years there's going to be a lot of unitary authories. Covering between 300,000 - 500,000 people. Unless there's a serious U-turn.
