Exclusive: Social housing finance ‘crisis’ has already led 37% of local authorities to cut back on repairs and maintenanceMore than a quarter of English councils expect to have to sell homes to balance their housing...
Read MoreApplications to devolution programme by 13 Conservative-led councils in England will allow year’s delay if successfulThe Conservatives have been accused of “bottling” the local elections after 13 Tory-led...
Read MoreAt least 12 councils may request postponement of May elections amid government devolution plansHalf of the county councils due to have elections in England this spring could ask to have them postponed.Local elections are due to...
Read MorePolicy change by Blaenau Gwent council means teachers will no longer change nappies or pull-ups unless there is a ‘medically recognised need’Parents in Blaenau Gwent, Wales, have been told they have to come to school...
Read MoreParty loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional valuesTwenty councillors at a local authority in Nottinghamshire have quit Labour, saying the party has “abandoned...
Read MoreGuardian analysis reveals families often given little notice to relocate to already deprived communities far away with no extra support‘Take this house or you’re homeless’: families sent to a Durham town from...
Read MoreAnne Longfield urges government to act on early intervention and support for children with complex needs‘The worst it’s ever been’: teachers decry Send crisis in England’s schoolsChildren with special...
Read MoreExclusive: Councils win just 1.2% of tribunals, as experts see signs provision is becoming a battle with desperate familiesAnalysis: Why England’s Send system is buckling ‘Fobbed off and rejected’:...
Read MoreNigel Farage’s party is building on the unpopularity of the government and is set to challenge it in next year’s polls For many Labour and MPs and party officials, it was a nightmarish image that encapsulated the...
Read MoreDowning Street confirms appointment, with Keir Starmer praising his ‘unrivalled experience’Peter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph...
Read MoreList also includes six Tories and two Lib DemsPeter Mandelson once described Donald Trump as “little short of a white nationalist and racist”, the Telegraph reports. In her story, Amy Gibbons says Mandelson made the...
Read MoreLabour’s changes to local government may postpone votes in areas Conservatives and Reform UK were hoping to win seatsLocal elections for some English councils are likely to be delayed next year as a result of the...
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