Paul Marinko 11 July 2024

LGA chair: Councils need to 'keep' up with new Government

The Local Government Association's (LGA) new chair has emphasised the need for councils to show they can ‘keep up' with Labour's ambitious programme for Government.

Speaking to The MJ after officially replacing Shaun Davies in the post – following his election as an MP – Louise Gittins said the sector was ‘sometimes seen as a bit slow to react' and needed to show it was ‘hitting the ground running'.

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