Labour in local government delivered us a successful Commonwealth Games
The power of Labour in local government brought us a successful Commonwealth Games for the UK – a…
Local government
Matt White: Why I am standing to be a local government rep on Labour’s NEC
‘On your side’ was Labour’s campaign slogan for the recent local elections. As Labour councillors, we need to…
Scottish bin strikes “entirely a mess of the SNP’s making”, Anas Sarwar says
Anas Sarwar has argued that bin strikes currently underway across 14 local authorities in Scotland are “entirely a…
The Tories must not be allowed to pass off business as usual as ‘levelling up’
As an ex-council leader, I try to keep out of the day-to-day commentary of the organisation I used…
Tudor Evans: Why I am standing to be a local government rep on Labour’s NEC
In the last budget of the last Labour government, in 2010, Plymouth City Council received £106m in revenue…
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…
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…
