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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?

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.

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.

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