The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets
Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by…
Local Government
PM prepares to make statement as Gray report delivered to Downing Street
Six months after the first ‘partygate’ allegations appeared, Sue Gray handed her report over to Downing Street this…
Labour Party to crack down on councils “underperforming” in local elections
National executive committee (NEC) members are set to agree measures to deal with local Labour groups that have…
Assessing the local election results: Progress made but much still to do
Last month, I set out my annual benchmarks for the May elections. How did Labour do against the…
Exeter Labour: “We are on people’s side, and that’s why we keep winning”
“In neighbouring places, like East Devon, you can say look at the Labour council in Exeter and what…
Glasgow Labour activists: “Being the biggest party is a reasonable ambition”
“We’ve got realistic ambitions to be the largest party,” leader of the Labour group on Glasgow City Council…
It is “absolutely all to play for” in Greater Manchester, Labour activists say
“I don’t think it’ll be enough to win the council back this time,” Emily Mort tells me during…
How Hackney Labour is leading the way in the fight against the climate crisis
The upcoming elections in May are pivotal, with trust in democratic institutions and politicians at an all-time low,…
The Conservatives have form, and cannot be trusted on council housing
Call me cynical, but Michael Gove announcing an “explosion” in new council housing less than three weeks before…
“Hoping it will spread”: Local activists on Labour’s rapid advance in Worthing
I am sitting with Margaret Howard in a hall in Worthing after a busy day of canvassing. Howard…
