Why every council needs a food poverty action plan
After last week’s vote against the Labour motion on free school meals, the surge of support for Marcus…
Local Government
I will not accept the Tory government’s vindictive proposals for London
The government wants to hike up transport fares in London way above inflation, increase council tax bills in…
“Westminster bubble”: Regional mayors criticise London-centric government
Metro mayors from across England have argued that the Tory ‘levelling up’ agenda will not become a reality…
Alice Perry: Why I’m standing to represent councillors on Labour’s NEC
Covid-19 has highlighted and exasperated inequality issues in the UK. It has underlined massive structural inequality, in health,…
Burnham says “this fight is not over” as government rejects £15m a month plan
Labour mayor Andy Burnham has declared that “this fight is not over” after the UK government rejected the…
Susan Hinchcliffe: Why I want to be Labour’s candidate for West Yorkshire mayor
I’m the leader of Bradford Council and chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. I led the negotiations…
Everything you need to know about Labour’s West Yorkshire mayor selection race
As part of a new devolution deal, West Yorkshire is soon to elect its own metro mayor. LabourList has…
Government has been treating local leaders with “contempt”, says Starmer
Keir Starmer has declared that the government has been “treating local communities, particularly in the Midlands, North West…
UK Labour must reinvent itself. Local councils have already started
Labour must reinvent itself as a party of opposition. Foundations are already being laid nationally. In this, the…
How Starmer’s Labour could “hand power down to level up”
From Gogglebox to left-wing Twitter, Keir Starmer has faced much criticism in recent weeks as some believe the…
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