Protecting the public realm without shutting it down
As Martyn's Law approaches, this free special report from LocalGov and Hill & Smith sets out how councils can protect public spaces without shutting them down.
Burnham 'growth in every postcode' ambition dismissed
23/09/2026 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been warned against awarding groundbreaking tax powers to every region. |
EXCLUSIVE: Burnham wish for new settlement with sector
10/09/2026 Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told council leaders he wants to ‘create a new settlement between central and local’. |
Councils set to gain powers to block new betting and vape shops
11/08/2026 Councils are to be given strengthened powers to prevent new betting and vape shops from opening, the Prime Minister has announced. |
Dorset Council leader calls for quicker progress on devo deal
21/07/2026 The leader of Dorset Council has appealed to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to urge him to accelerate the approval of a devolution deal for the south west. |
PM says 'lots of housing' exists across councils
22/07/2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer has claimed there is ‘lots of housing’ that can be used to provide temporary accommodation across local authorities. |
Starmer issues veterans housing pledge
24/09/2024 Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to ‘house all veterans in housing need' in his first speech to the Labour Party Conference as Prime Minster today. |
Child sexual exploitation taskforce announced
03/04/2023 PM Rishi Sunak has announced the establishment of a new taskforce of specialist police officers to help investigate child sexual exploitation and grooming. |
Councils warn PM Sunak of impending cuts
24/10/2022 Council chiefs warn that they will have ‘no choice’ but to cut services unless the new PM provides them with enough funding to tackle cost-of-living crisis. |
Truss told to ‘turbocharge devolution’
06/09/2022 Council leaders have welcomed the new Prime Minister and called on the Government to re-affirm its commitment to levelling up and devolution. |
Open letter to Boris Johnson
25/07/2019 The MJ's editor Heather Jameson asks the new PM a simple question: do you want to fund local government or do you want to scale back services to the basics? |
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Johnson urged to make council funding 'immediate domestic priority'
24/07/2019 Councils have congratulated Boris Johnson on becoming the new prime minister and told him they are key to helping him meet his priorities. |
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Councils should expect no ‘mercy’ from May, union says
14/07/2016 Local government cannot ‘expect any mercy’ from Theresa May as she becomes Prime Minister, union warns. |
