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Whitehall devolution resistance 'over for good'

By Dan Peters | 24 July 2026

Whitehall resistance to devolution is ‘over for good’, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has insisted a...

LGA scraps two-grade pay cuts as restructure redundancies to fall

By Dan Peters | 23 July 2026

The Local Government Association (LGA) has dropped plans to demote staff by two pay grades and sc...

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall exploring adding teeth to standards regime

By Dan Peters | 21 July 2026

Whitehall officials are attempting to add teeth to the standards regime despite the lack of a pri...

Oldham Labour offers olive branch to break impasse

By Dan Peters | 17 July 2026

Oldham Council’s Labour group has offered ‘greater collaboration’ with other parties after the au...

Legal shadow looms over reorganisation decision day

By Dan Peters | 15 July 2026

Several councils due to receive ministerial decisions on their local government reorganisation pr...

Employers defend pay stance

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026

Employers have denied they are playing parts of the sector off against each other by offering dif...

EXCLUSIVE: Independent assurance panel fails to update council progress

By Dan Peters | 14 July 2026

An independent assurance panel formed to ‘support, challenge and advise’ Cheshire East Council’s ...

Minister in Pride in Place funding threat

By Dan Peters | 13 July 2026

Devolution minister Nesil Caliskan has threatened to pause Pride in Place funding if accountable ...

Minister: Devolution now default position

By Dan Peters | 09 July 2026

Local government minister Baroness Taylor of Stevenage has claimed devolution is ‘now established...

LGA conference: Roney tells sector to 'seize the moment'

By Dan Peters | 08 July 2026

Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has urged the sector to seize the moment as Andy Burnha...