NEC steps in again in under-fire Birmingham to reappoint leaders
Labour’s national executive committee has stepped in again in Birmingham City Council, LabourList understands, reappointing the council’s current…
Local government
Four ways Labour could fix the crisis in local council finances
England’s councils are in serious financial trouble. Six including Birmingham, Nottingham and Croydon have effectively announced their bankruptcy,…
Forde report update, selections, general election campaign – Labour NEC report
NEC meeting, January 23th 2024 The meeting opened with warm tributes to Tony Lloyd, Glenys Kinnock, Derek Draper…
‘Nottingham faces unprecedented cuts by government diktat – this is not local democracy’
When Nottingham City Council announced it was issuing a Section 114 notice in November last year, there was…
‘If Labour can’t spend more, here’s how we spend better to fix council budgets’
On Monday, Angela Rayner described the government’s announcement of £600m of new emergency local authority funding as a…
‘Local government needs more women. Here’s why you should get involved’
Whether or not Rishi Sunak decides to call an election in May, we know one thing for certain…
Shock by-election loss for Hackney Labour after suspension and trans row
Hackney Labour has suffered a shock by-election defeat to the Conservatives despite the party’s huge national poll lead,…
Birmingham Labour veteran risks losing honours for lying over giving voters fruit
A former Lord Mayor of Birmingham risks losing his honorary title after he was criticised by a High…
LGA Labour chief Nesil Caliskan: Party election machine ‘best it’s ever been’
“If an election was called tomorrow, as a member of the national executive committee, I feel confident that…
‘We’re drowning here’: Nottingham, the latest Labour council facing the abyss
Another week, another reminder of the grim local government legacy Labour may inherit as another council issues a…
