Outspokenly governs UK city (5)
I believe the answer is:
leeds
'city' is the definition.
(city in England)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for leeds that I've seen before include "W Yorkshire city" , "Yorkshire city - Kent castle" , "British city and premier division football club" , "City near Bradford" , "West Yorkshire city" .)