Winning councils hasn’t guaranteed election victory – but it’s made it possible
The days and weeks after an election are always filled with debate and discussion about what the results…
Labour local government
Labour could oust council chief as NEC slams “dysfunctional” Birmingham
The Labour party is forcing the leader of Birmingham City Council to reapply for his job after a…
To new Labour councillors, here’s what I wished I’d known when first elected
Behind the stats about what the local election results mean for Labour nationally is the reality this week…
New Labour council leaders pledge cost-of-living action plans within 100 days
Labour’s newly elected council leaders have pledged to deliver emergency cost-of-living action plans within 100 days of taking…
Our commission will rethink how we can use land for the benefit of local people
Last month, I was proud to launch the Southwark land commission, an exciting project to reimagine how we…
LGA Labour accused of acting in “overtly factional way” in NEC election
The Local Government Association Labour group has been accused of acting in an “overtly factional way” and promoting…
Elected leaders, pensions and pizza – local government leadership hustings
Three of the Labour leadership candidates and Jim McMahon took to the stage at the Labour Local Government…
For the sake of Labour councillors, bin the democracy review and start again
It’s not been easy as a council leader over the past four and a half years, supposedly forming…
Our leadership candidates must set out a localist vision for Labour
The Labour Local Government conference taking place in Nottingham today will hear from all four of the party…
Bex Bailey: Labour has some brilliant women in local government – now we need to act to ensure there are more of them
It’s easy to feel down about women’s progress at the moment – not least in local government –…
