Committees
MPs warn services on ‘knife edge’
MPs have warned key services are on a ‘knife edge’ due to the poor financial health of councils in England.
Borough opts for a return to committees
West Lancashire BC is the latest council to plump for a return of the committee system.
Bristol votes to abolish elected mayor
Bristol voters have decided to abolish the city’s directly elected mayor following a referendum.
Wirral’s cabinet is set to go as Labour lose key vote
Wirral MBC is legally obliged to abolish its leader and cabinet model and adopt a committee system by May 2020, following a town hall vote.
Resignations in support of referendum
Two Sheffield City Council cabinet members, including the deputy leader, and four cabinet assistants have resigned in support of radically overhauling the way the council does business.