Local Government

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Local elections 2024: Conservatives in ‘a very tough situation’

The results from this year’s local elections have started being announced and they have triggered calls for Rishi Sunak to change course.

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Red vs blue: Everything you need to know about 2024’s local elections

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MPs urge government to tackle £4bn council funding gap

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60% of England now covered by historic devolution deals

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Scotland’s new budget is ‘extremely disappointing’, COSLA says

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Michael Gove grants permission for one of the UK’s largest licensing scheme

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Vital ‘bankruptcy’ public meeting confirmed for Nottingham City Council

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Spend on children’s services doubles in a decade for poorest councils

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Only two Yorkshire councils are set to spend beyond budgets this year, research shows

Figures obtained from a BBC investigation has found that Yorkshire councils’ government funding has been axed by more than £900m since 2015.

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New toolkit published to tackle local government staff retention crisis

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James Cleverly to take over as new home secretary

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Council leaders have urged the chancellor to properly address homelessness

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Increased council tax is forcing the sale of holiday rentals, MS says

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Councils planning teams lack capacity to meet major objectives, research shows

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Record funding shortfalls have forced councils ‘on their knees’

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Committee criticises DLUHC for delayed government responses to reports