“Councils will be at the top table” – Keir Starmer’s LGA Labour conference speech
Below is the full text of the speech delivered to the LGA Labour conference 2022 by party leader…
Local government
Labour groups have an important role to play between now and the next election
As a cabinet member overseeing Stockport Council’s economy and regeneration over the past three years, I have been…
Winning Westminster was a historic turning of the tide. Here’s how we did it
The City of Westminster, like our ward Lancaster Gate, truly is a tale of two cities. An abundance…
The levelling up bill threatens local authority control over budgets
Coverage of the reading of the levelling up and regeneration bill earlier this month was broadly dominated by…
PM prepares to make statement as Gray report delivered to Downing Street
Six months after the first ‘partygate’ allegations appeared, Sue Gray handed her report over to Downing Street this…
Labour Party to crack down on councils “underperforming” in local elections
National executive committee (NEC) members are set to agree measures to deal with local Labour groups that have…
The Conservatives have form, and cannot be trusted on council housing
Call me cynical, but Michael Gove announcing an “explosion” in new council housing less than three weeks before…
How Labour councillors are using culture to do radical things in Newham
Ahead of the upcoming local council elections, I wanted to pay tribute to how Labour is using culture…
Who will replace Nick Forbes and Alice Perry as local government NEC reps?
Nick Forbes from Newcastle and Alice Perry from Islington, the incumbent councillor reps on Labour’s national executive committee…
Leadership, accountability, profile: why Labour backs an elected mayor in Bristol
In 2012, Bristol was the only city to vote ‘yes’ to switching to a directly-elected mayor. At the…
