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The no confidence vote is purely symbolic, with the motion acknowledging in writing that "it does not alter the mayor's statutory powers, or contravene the Local Government Act 2000".

Alongside devolution powers, Sussex is obliged to reorganise its council structure, scrapping all borough, district and county councils and replacing them with new unitary authorities.

The company announced this week that it updated the operating system that powers its AR glasses.

The law has since been changed with the National Security Act 2023 which Mr Parkinson said contained "more extensive provisions to deal with espionage and those who are acting on behalf of foreign powers".

The government says it has strengthened powers by enabling plain clothes officers to inspect Blue Badges and confiscate those being used misused.