Category: Local politics

Labour to end cooperation with Greens in 11 councils over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Deals with six Green council groups that have condemned the motion are to remain in place, says LabourUK politics live – latest updatesLabour is to stop cooperating with the Green party in 11 councils across England following an...

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Local devolution decisions rest solely with Scotland and Wales, first ministers tell Burnham

John Swinney and Rhun ap Iorwerth say devolving power further is up to Holyrood and Senedd – not WestminsterScotland and Wales’s first ministers tell Andy Burnham that decisions on local devolution rest solely with their...

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‘That’s the way the city works’: how the UAE changed the face of Andy Burnham’s Manchester

The story of the emirates’ presence in Manchester winds from the Arab Spring to some of the most deprived places in England – with complicated results Emirati-linked firms’ ownership of Manchester land ‘up 39%’ in 10 yearsWhen...

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Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth

Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’Andy Burnham has promised that local leaders in England will no longer have to come “cap in hand to...

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Coogan, Burnham and the fight to revive Middleton: could it be grist to the mill for struggling British towns?

Turnaround initiated by the now prime minister and led by the actor could provide blueprint for other neglected areasSave high street by taxing online sales at higher rate, Burnham urgedWhat makes a good town? Here are five key...

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For the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party | Zoe Williams

Environmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetusThe future of Green politics is under constant discussion after the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, but...

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