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LGA Conference: MP warns Burnham not to delay local elections again 08/07/2026 Zoe Franklin MP issued a pointed warning to Andy Burnham at the LGA Conference, warning that Labour cannot use devolution to delay local elections again.
Local Elections 2026: Results show Reform surge and Labour losses 08/05/2026 The 2026 local elections have delivered a seismic shift in English local government — confirming a dramatic surge for Reform UK and the Greens.
All change: Reform UK projected to make huge gains as local elections get underway 07/05/2026 The chairs of three of the sector's major associations could change hands in the aftermath of today's local elections.
Lib Dem bid to fix care and end council funding crisis 10/06/2024 The Lib Dems have pledged multi-year settlements and a cross-party solution for social care to help end councils’ current funding crisis in their manifesto today.
Government criticised over free school meals threshold freeze 14/05/2024 The Liberal Democrats have criticised the Government for failing to increase the income threshold for free school meals in line with inflation.
Lib Dems pledge to scrap business rates 09/04/2024 The Liberal Democrats would deliver tax reforms to ‘revive struggling high streets’, leader Ed Davey will announce today.
Planning proposals will 'disempower' councils 28/09/2020 The Lib Dems have used their autumn conference to warn that the Government’s planning proposals will ‘disempower’ councils.
LGA split over worker bonus 26/05/2020 A cross-party agreement that the Local Government Association (LGA) would lobby for a coronavirus payment to staff was ditched after senior councillors blocked the move, The MJ can reveal.
Lib Dems unveil plans to tackle homelessness 28/11/2019 The Liberal Democrats have set out a raft of plans to end rough sleeping if they won the General Election.

Analysis

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David Phillips of the IFS tells LocalGov why England's regional finance reforms are modest by global comparison and what ministers still need to get right.

Opinion

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