News Probe finds ‘animosity’ between councillors hindering Newham council An investigation into an east London council has concluded that “poor relationships” among councillors have contributed to council… Katie Neame 25th October, 2023, 3:33 pm
Comment ‘Our new training programme hopes to make politics better and more diverse’ While we may not yet be in government in Westminster, Labour is in leadership right now across the… Arooj Shah 22nd August, 2023, 3:41 pm
Comment ‘Labour must reverse council cuts and base funding on need, not local wealth’ As the saying goes, all politics is local. For all the spectacle and drama that Westminster politics brings,… Sir Stephen Houghton 5th July, 2023, 10:25 am
Comment The Tories are failing social care – so local councils are taking over Our country is facing a social care crisis. In the last six months, more than 100 home-based and… Michael Payne 2nd August, 2018, 12:24 pm
Comment John McDonnell: Chancellor must reverse £5bn bank giveaway to fund help for kids This is the letter sent by John McDonnell to all council leaders today in the run-up to Labour’s… John McDonnell 8th December, 2017, 9:30 am
Comment Unite: Voters should punish the Tories for these wicked cuts to our local services Local councils are being bled dry by the government’s manic devotion to austerity. On average councils receive 40… Jim Kennedy 24th September, 2017, 9:00 am
Comment Margaret Hodge: Where are all the women in local government? I wrote for LabourList just before May’s local elections about the shocking lack of women in local government.… Margaret Hodge 13th July, 2017, 6:11 pm
Comment “UKIP’s politics of hate must be defeated, hatred will not save children’s centres” – Corbyn’s speech to Labour councillors This is the full speech delivered today by Jeremy Corby at Labour’s local Government conference in Warwick. Thank… Jeremy Corbyn 18th February, 2017, 4:59 pm
Comment Andy Slaughter: Legal changes alone will not cure the epidemic of homelessness The cross-party homelessness reduction bill, which is due to come back to the house of commons for report… Andy Slaughter 19th January, 2017, 1:30 pm
Comment Labour’s successes in local government set the agenda for Westminster ‘Labour is not only a party of protest, It is a party of government’. John McDonnell wasn’t being sentimental… Nick Forbes 4th June, 2016, 7:00 am