Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”,...
Read MoreCouncillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”,...
Read MoreExclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis findsNearly 100,000 adults have been denied government-funded social care because of a...
Read MoreGovernment to loosen eligibility rules for pensioners in face of backlash against decision to means test benefitUK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has confirmed that he wants more pensioners to be eligible for...
Read MoreUnion says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodiesUK politics live – latest updatesThousands of English council jobs are at risk in a...
Read MoreExclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’Britain’s crumbling public services are bad for business, and spending more...
Read MoreLabour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in severe financial distressPeople in areas neighbouring bankrupt councils in England risk seeing...
Read MoreChancellor could slash departmental spending in spring after ruling out tax increase, officials revealRachel Reeves is considering imposing steeper cuts to public services to repair the government’s finances after a...
Read MoreExclusive: Sources say there is belief that service has become too big after growing during Brexit and pandemic yearsMinisters are planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay...
Read MoreUnion group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivityUK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to...
Read MoreSurvey finds one in 10 have discussed emergency support with government amid funding gap of over £2bn next yearOne in four English councils could go bankrupt unless they are bailed out by the government in the next two...
Read MoreThinktank says tax increases in budget will be necessary even if Rachel Reeves changes fiscal rulesWill Rachel Reeves’s rules on debt and spending survive the budget?Keir Starmer’s promise to end austerity and...
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