Aneesa Akbar: Why I am standing to be a local government rep on Labour’s NEC
May’s local election results were a mixed bag for Labour. They showed what our party can achieve in…
Local government
Frontbencher Mike Amesbury resigns as shadow local government minister
Mike Amesbury has quit Keir Starmer’s frontbench team, telling the Labour leader that he would be resigning his…
“Trust is the missing ingredient” – Nandy’s levelling up speech to the LGA
Below is Shadow Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Secretary Lisa Nandy’s speech to the Local Government Association conference…
“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…
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…
