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POLICY AND POLITICS

Burnham: Scotland 'one of most centralised nations in Europe'

By Dan Peters | 16 October 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he wanted to design a fresh model of ‘regional, economic emp...

FINANCE

Call for long-term EFS plan

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

The Government must turn exceptional financial support (EFS) into a ‘managed recovery regime rath...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

Labour-led Brent and Barking & Dagenham LBCs are understood to have failed to get anything from t...

ANGELA RAYNER

Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC

By Dan Peters | 15 October 2026

Communities secretary Angela Rayner has indicated that the Government is minded to appoint commis...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Chiefs push for councils to be viewed equally as Government seeks to rewire the state

By Dan Peters | 14 October 2026

Council chief executives have warned Whitehall that local authorities must be treated as equal pa...

TECHNOLOGY

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall 'exploring' using AI to help intervention decisions

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026

Whitehall is ‘exploring’ the use of AI to help assess councils against the key risk indicators fo...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Work on Whitehall tensions tool slows under Burnham

By Dan Peters | 07 October 2026

Work on a Whitehall tool to track community tensions has slowed since the change of Prime Ministe...

POLICY AND POLITICS

County council considers legal action over reorganisation

By Dan Peters | 05 October 2026

Lancashire CC could pursue legal action to stop the Government’s plans to overhaul local governme...

MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Riordan: My love for sector won't stop me telling local government if it needs to change

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s (MHCLG) top mandarin has told officia...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils still waiting on fees and charges review 10 months on

By Dan Peters | 01 October 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on ministers to deliver their commitment to rev...

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  1. Local government reorganisation review nears completion
  2. Call for long-term EFS plan
  3. EXCLUSIVE: Labour-led Brent and Barking and Dagenham miss out on first round of London homes cash
  4. Rayner expected to send in commissioners to Bedford BC
  5. The route out of EFS
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