‘We’re behind on our climate targets for 2030. So make action a council duty’
In its progress report released today, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has been clear that increased climate action is necessary…
Local government
New LGA and Labour group chairs after Davies and Caliskan become MPs
Leadership vacancies in the Local Government Association (LGA) have now been filled after leading members were elected to…
‘Starmer’s reset with devolved leaders is welcome – but may prove the easy part’
Keir Starmer is meeting with the First Ministers of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales today and tomorrow, and…
Local elections 2024: Live polling day updates as activists urged to give mayor candidates final push
Voters up and down the country are heading to the polls today in the last set of local…
Local elections 2024: ‘Key council tests for Labour in each region of England’
Last year’s local elections saw plenty of Labour celebrations in areas like Medway, Swindon, Plymouth and Stoke-on-Trent as…
Hartlepool elections: Inside Labour’s bid to take back control in ‘red wall’ town
Hartlepool almost spelt the end of Keir Starmer’s leadership before it really began, as a recent biography revealed.…
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…
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…
