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EXCLUSIVE: McMahon to meet Sheffield leaders about committee abolition
GOVERNANCE

EXCLUSIVE: McMahon to meet Sheffield leaders about committee abolition

By Dan Peters | 13 August 2025

Minister Jim McMahon has committed to meeting with Sheffield City Council’s political group leaders to discuss the Government’s proposed abolition of the committee system.

POLITICS

Cleverly returns to shadow Rayner

By Dan Peters | 22 July 2025

Former foreign and home secretary Sir James Cleverly has returned to the Conservative front bench...

OFLOG

EXCLUSIVE: £8m Oflog 'waste'

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 17 July 2025

Ministers have been warned against imposing more expensive, top-down performance indicators after...

DEVOLUTION

Concern over areas 'left behind' by devolution

By Martin Ford | 08 July 2025

Angela Rayner has rebutted concerns from Labour MPs that areas are being left behind in the race ...

LGA CONFERENCE

Rayner in bid to purge red tape

By Martin Ford | 03 July 2025

The Government is to review councils’ statutory responsibilities and merge funding pots in a bid ...

HOUSING

Rayner announces plan to build 180,000 new social homes

By William Eichler | 02 July 2025

The Government has announced plans to build 180,000 new social homes by 2035 as part of the effor...

ANGELA RAYNER

Government set to reveal targets for performance

By Heather Jameson | 02 July 2025

Plans for a fresh regime of local government targets are expected to be announced by deputy prime...

POLITICS

Council warns Government plan would force £95m savings

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025

Croydon LBC would have to deliver the ‘highest level of service cuts made by one council in one y...

POLITICS

Ministers propose cancelling Surrey CC elections again

By Dan Peters | 17 June 2025

Ministers have proposed cancelling Surrey CC elections for a second year as they launched a consu...

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation savings warning

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025

The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...

PENSIONS

Investment targets to be set for LGPS megafunds

By Martin Ford | 29 May 2025

The Government is to press ahead with proposals to consolidate Local Government Pension Scheme (L...

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