London funding boost 'politically indefensible'
LGA CONFERENCE

London funding boost 'politically indefensible'

By Martin Ford | 02 July 2025

Any funding reform that resulted in more money going to London boroughs would be ‘politically indefensible’, a shadow minster has said.

SEND

SEND costs pushing capital's councils to bankruptcy

By Paul Marinko | 05 June 2025

London Councils has claimed almost half of the capital’s local authorities are at risk of bankrup...

HOUSING

London facing bankruptcy from homelessness pressures

By Paul Marinko | 24 April 2025

London Councils has warned the capital’s ‘homelessness emergency’ represents the ‘single biggest ...

MAYORS

Clark dismisses calls for borough boost

By Heather Jameson | 17 April 2025

Former communities secretary Greg Clark has rejected calls to give London boroughs more powers in...

LONDON

Leaders clash with Khan over devo in the capital

By EXCLUSIVE by Dan Peters | 10 April 2025

The capital’s frustrated boroughs have publicly called for London’s mayor to share some of his po...

HOUSING

Kensington & Chelsea launches legal action against Grenfell companies

By Paul Marinko | 10 April 2025

Kensington & Chelsea LBC has launched legal action worth around £360m against companies involved ...

HOUSING

London borough housing company to close

By Paul Marinko | 09 April 2025

A council-owned company created in response to London’s homelessness crisis has announced it will...

HOMELESSNESS

Homelessness 'fastest growing financial risk' for London boroughs

By Joe Lepper | 27 March 2025

MPs have called for action to help local authorities in London tackle the rising costs of providi...

RECRUITMENT

Travers appointed as Richmond and Wandsworth interim chief

By Paul Marinko | 27 February 2025

Andrew Travers is set to become Wandsworth and Richmond LBCs’ interim chief executive.

REORGANISATION

Hillingdon: Slough merger 'unsubstantiated'

By Paul Marinko | 18 February 2025

Hillingdon LBC has slammed as ‘unsubstantiated’ a proposal by neighbouring Slough to consider mer...

REORGANISATION

London Councils pushes back on call to halve number of boroughs

By Joe Lepper | 11 February 2025

London Councils has hit back after the Taxpayers' Alliance campaign group called for the number o...

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