VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Government relents over broadening forms of voter ID
07/05/2024 Complaints were raised by ex-servicemen who were turned away at polling stations after attempting to produce veteran cards as proof of ID. |
Clarke appointed as local government secretary
06/09/2022 Local government has given new local government secretary Simon Clarke a guarded welcome after he was appointed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss. |
Energy strategy to bring about planning overhaul
07/04/2022 The Government is to reform planning regulations in the hope of boosting the nation’s energy supply. |
Johnson vows to ‘get care done’
06/10/2021 The Prime Minister delivered a speech peppered with quips but short on announcements at the Conservative Party Conference. |
High street regeneration to be key part of PM's levelling up agenda
12/07/2021 The Prime Minister will set out his 'levelling up' plans later this week, including unveiling a new High Streets Strategy. |
Councils receive extra COVID support as lockdown easing delayed
15/06/2021 The Government has announced additional support to help Birmingham, Blackpool, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Liverpool City Region and Warrington tackle the Delta variant of COVID-19. |
Levelling up is 'meaningless' without devo, say Lords
20/05/2021 The Government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda is meaningless without more devolution to councils and investment in local public services says a report from the House of Lords. |
A further 57 high streets chosen for £830m funding boost
19/05/2021 The Prime Minister has announced 57 high streets in England will share over £830m to help them reopen and recover from the pandemic. |
Johnson unveils £3bn plan to 'shake-up' bus services
15/03/2021 Councils are being urged to enter into a statutory ‘enhanced partnership’ or franchising agreements with bus companies in order to receive new funding from the Government. |
May elections to go ahead as council chiefs call for indemnity
21/01/2021 Local elections will go ahead on 6 May despite the ongoing pandemic, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled. |
Care chiefs reject Boris' COVID claims
07/07/2020 Care chiefs have rejected claims by Boris Johnson that it was their lack of vigilance that led to a high number of coronavirus deaths in care homes. |
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Electoral Commission calls for autumn polls
12/03/2020 May’s local elections should be postponed until the autumn, the Electoral Commission has said. |
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London Assembly demands answers from PM about Jennifer Arcuri dealings
24/09/2019 Members of the London Assembly have written to the PM demanding that he answer questions about his dealings with the model-turned-businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri. |
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Leaders in the North tell PM to back ‘genuine devolution’
13/09/2019 Northern leaders called on the prime minister to ‘stand on the side of genuine devolution’ as Mr Johnson pledged to give more power to people and businesses in the North. |
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Johnson outlines £14bn for schools over three years
02/09/2019 Schools across England are set to receive a £14bn cash boost over the next three years, including £700m for children with special educational needs. |
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Johnson unveils £1.8bn NHS cash boost
05/08/2019 Council leaders have warned the £1.8bn cash injection into the NHS will only be effective if the adult social care funding crisis is also addressed. |
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Towns to receive £3.6bn to ‘level up’ power across England
29/07/2019 Local authority leaders have welcomed the prime minister’s announcement that 100 towns will receive £3.6bn in funding, but warned councils still face an £8bn funding gap. |
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PM announces £300m for devolved nations
29/07/2019 The prime minister has announced £300m of new funding to support the expansion of Growth Deals across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as he reassures the UK that Brexit will not threaten the union. |
