This government is weaponising its own incompetence against Labour councils
Britain’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has been atrocious. Our country has almost the highest number of per…
Local Government
Back council debt cancellation or face “new phase of austerity”, Labour told
The Labour Campaign for Council Housing has said that the Labour Party must “support and campaign for debt…
Momentum’s new leadership is wrong to attack Labour councils
Left-wing Labour organisation Momentum ushered in a new dawn this weekend, with Gaya Sriskanthan and Andrew Scattergood succeeding…
Why council workers are fighting back in Tower Hamlets
The pandemic has forced us to evaluate how we think about work, what is and isn’t essential work,…
Labour’s plan for the economy must start in the town hall, not Whitehall
With nearly three million unemployed and rising, Labour needs an answer on the economy. The temptation will be…
“Patience is wearing very thin”: Councils slam inadequate funding package
Local council leaders have criticised a newly announced funding package for local authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, warning…
Labour sets out four-point plan to make local lockdowns “robust and efficient”
Labour has set out a four-point plan to prevent a second wave of coronavirus and called on the…
“The unsung heroes of this crisis” – Starmer’s full speech to the LGA
Below is Keir Starmer’s speech to the Local Government Association conference today, in which he described councils as…
How Croydon is seizing this chance to deliver a green recovery
Boroughs like Croydon have been among the worst affected by coronavirus, with a death rate around double that…
Starmer: Covid and government inaction created “perfect storm” for councils
The coronavirus pandemic and government inaction have created the “perfect storm” for local authorities, Keir Starmer will say…
