Politics and Policy

Rayner: Over £1.5bn of funding pots to be merged

03/07/2025
Over £1.5bn worth of capital funding pots are to be merged to help free councils from ‘needless bureaucracy’, according to deputy PM Angela Rayner.

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Chief executive defies leader's flag order

01/07/2025

Warwickshire CC's chief executive has refused a request from the 18-year-old Reform UK leader of her council to remove a Pride flag from County Hall.

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-minister gets role on strategic authority improvement board

30/06/2025

Former Tory minister Dame Amanda Milling is expected to be appointed to a new board tasked with helping ‘reset' troubled Tees Valley combined authority.

Call for new task group to tackle arson

30/06/2025

London Assembly members have called on the capital’s mayor to establish a taskforce to tackle an increase in arson incidents.

Rough sleeping rates surge by 63% over a decade

30/06/2025

Rough sleeping rates in London reached a peak between April 2024 and March 2025, research reveals.

Fraud cases cost council £2.7m last year

30/06/2025

Stoke-on-Trent City Council has revealed 108 cases of fraud were perpetrated against the local authority last year.

Reform LGA leader nominated

27/06/2025

Reform UK has decided who the leader and deputy leader of its new Local Government Association group are set to be.

Council warns Government plan would force £95m savings

26/06/2025

Croydon LBC would have to deliver the ‘highest level of service cuts made by one council in one year in the country’ under Government plans, the council has claimed.

Theme park could benefit from £500m boost

26/06/2025

The Government has reportedly secured a £500m infrastructure investment to support a new Universal theme park in Bedford.

Reform-led council to bring social housing in-house

25/06/2025

West Northamptonshire Council's cabinet has voted to bring back in-house the management of 11,500 social homes.

McMahon: No intention to delay reorganisation

25/06/2025

The Government has ‘no intention to delay at all the local government reorganisation process', minister Jim McMahon has said.

Regulator finds ‘serious’ consumer standards failings

25/06/2025

An inspection has revealed ‘serious failings’ with Slough Borough Council’s engagement with tenants.

Reorganisation could wipe out 90% of councillors

25/06/2025

Local government reorganisation could result in the loss of nine-in-10 councillors and threaten local democracy, according to the think tank Localis.

McMahon: Government will abolish council committee system

24/06/2025

The Government has announced plans to legislate to abolish the committee system.

Council urged to cancel Marilyn Manson gig

24/06/2025

Brighton & Hove Council has been urged by the local MP to use its influence to cancel an upcoming gig by Marilyn Manson due to allegations of sexual assault by the singer.

Safeguarding warnings about ‘cross-border' taxi licensing

24/06/2025

Council leaders have voiced fears about taxi ‘loopholes’ enabling drivers to operate in areas miles away from licensing authorities.

Councillor warns of ‘tidal wave’ of SEND demand

24/06/2025

West Sussex County Council has warned it is facing a ‘tidal wave of demand’ for services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Waverley BC demands ‘fairer’ local infrastructure rules

24/06/2025

Waverley Borough Council has called for ‘clearer’ and ‘fairer’ legislation around the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

Oxford congestion charge consultation goes live

24/06/2025

Oxfordshire County Council yesterday launched a six-week public consultation on temporary congestion charge proposals.

Landlords take council to court over licensing fees

23/06/2025

A legal case has been filed against Leicester City Council following a dispute about landlord fees.

Lancashire councils urged to collaborate

23/06/2025

The Government has urged Lancashire's 15 main councils to work together to agree a plan for local government reorganisation.

Chinese embassy plans supported by Planning Inspectorate

23/06/2025

Plans for a new Chinese embassy development at the Royal Mint Court have been backed by the Planning Inspectorate.

Motorhome tourism could boost local economies, says lobby group

23/06/2025

A lobby group has called on councils to increase motorhome and overnight parking facilities.

Consultation on council tax debt collection launched

20/06/2025

The Government has launched a consultation on proposals aimed at overhauling council tax debt collection practices.

Cambridgeshire asks residents for reorganisation views

20/06/2025

A local government reorganisation survey was yesterday launched for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough residents.

New social housing criteria to support vulnerable groups

20/06/2025

A change in housing rules is set to improve access to social housing for care leavers under 25 and domestic abuse survivors.

Reform county seeks referendum on mayor

20/06/2025

Lancashire has approached the Government to ask for a referendum on adopting a mayor.

Facing the future

19/06/2025

The District Councils' Network (DCN) is to use next month's Local Government Association (LGA) conference in Liverpool to discuss its future with the sector.

Councils face enforcement capacity 'struggle'

19/06/2025

A cornerstone of the Renter's Rights Bill is under threat due to a lack of council capacity, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Notting Hill Carnival’s future in question

19/06/2025

The current levels of local government support are not enough to address safety concerns with the Notting Hill Carnival, leaked letter from organiser warns.

Council backs women-only housing development

18/06/2025

A new women-only housing block in Acton is set to provide 102 affordable flats for those ‘disproportionately affected’ by the housing crisis.

Response to temporary accommodation report ‘lacking in detail’

18/06/2025

The Government’s response to a report by MPs urging it to publish a strategy for ending homelessness was ‘disappointingly lacking,’ committee chair says.

Councils welcome £1bn roads investment

17/06/2025

Local place directors have welcomed the Government’s announcement of £1bn to ‘repair and renew’ Britain's ageing roads.

Mayor calls for ‘urgent action’ to transform Oxford Street

17/06/2025

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street following the results of a formal consultation.

Ministers propose cancelling Surrey CC elections again

17/06/2025

Ministers have proposed cancelling Surrey CC elections for a second year as they launched a consultation on reorganisation options for the county.

Council confirms funding for school repairs and SEND services

16/06/2025

Kirklees Council has approved a £5.4m investment into local schools, funding repair projects and facilities for pupils with complex needs.

Think-tank calls for Glasgow mayor

16/06/2025

Glasgow is at risk of falling behind England’s cities unless it receives a devolution deal and a directly elected city region mayor, Centre for Cities warns.

Hollinrake warning over DOGE request

13/06/2025

Requests for data by Reform UK’s DOGE unit are a ‘cyber-security disaster waiting to happen’, shadow levelling up secretary Kevin Hollinrake has warned information commissioner John Edwards.

Minister suggests commissioners needed for Croydon

13/06/2025

Minister Jim McMahon has suggested escalating Croydon LBC’s statutory intervention to a commissioner-led model to ensure it can ‘achieve sustained change at the pace needed’.

Job listing creates discord amongst council leaders

12/06/2025

Gloucester City Council (GCC) is facing backlash for advertising a job role that allegedly sells a ‘political agenda’.

Councillors condemn ‘thuggish’ Ballymena riots

12/06/2025

Members of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council have condemned the riots in Ballymena, demanding that the ‘thuggish behaviour and disorder’ stop immediately.

Crawley pauses on West Sussex reorganisation

11/06/2025

West Sussex’s Crawley BC will wait for ministers to decide on Surrey’s reorganisation proposals before giving any views on unitarisation in its own county, The MJ understands.

Spending Review: £39bn funding boost for social and affordable housing

11/06/2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a £39bn investment in social and affordable housing over the next 10 years in the Government's Spending Review.

Spending Review: Green Book reforms revealed

11/06/2025

The Treasury has announced reforms to guidance that provides a framework for how public sector organisations evaluate policies, programmes and projects.

Spending Review: Deprived communities get local growth funding

11/06/2025

Deprived communities set to benefit from local growth funding, reveals Chancellor Reeves.

Council criticises Oxford congestion charge proposals

11/06/2025

Proposals to introduce a temporary £5 congestion charge in Oxford city centre have divided council leaders.

‘Cruel’ 200-year-old rough sleeping law scrapped

10/06/2025

A 200-year-old-law making rough sleeping a crime in England and Wales has been scrapped by the Government.

Council chiefs demand funding to boost children’s play facilities

10/06/2025

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for ‘long-term, consistent funding’ to help councils implement the national play strategy.

Reorganisation savings warning

10/06/2025

The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before savings from local government reorganisation are achieved.

Data centre development project sparks local strife

10/06/2025

Havering Council’s proposal to develop a data centre on green belt land has been met with resistance from residents and local Reform party representatives.

Council prepares greening strategy for cabinet meeting

10/06/2025

Gloucester City Council’s Urban Greening Strategy will be considered by cabinet members this week.

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