Mayors

By Martin Ford | 10 August 2020

Councils should be given responsibility for the coronavirus test and trace system, a group of exp...

COMBINED AUTHORITY

MPs urge new approach to local lockdowns

By Martin Ford | 07 August 2020

Lockdowns of individual towns have been advocated by MPs in a row over the response to the corona...

DEVOLUTION

Councillors in south east reject metro mayors, says poll

By Heather Jameson | 28 July 2020

Seven out of ten councillors in the South East of England are against plans for metro mayors, a p...

ELECTIONS

Mayor anticipates Covid-19 election disruption

By Martin Ford | 20 July 2020

London mayor Sadiq Khan has urged voters in the capital to register for postal ballots ahead of n...

Mayors press for local furlough powers

By Martin Ford | 08 June 2020

The mayors of Liverpool and Manchester have urged the Government to provide funds for ‘humanitari...

FINANCE

Call for £275m welfare assistance boost

By Martin Ford | 28 May 2020

A children’s charity has appealed for a reversal of cuts to funds for families facing financial h...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Community ties strengthen as economies unravel

By Martin Ford | 26 May 2020

Community cohesion is at an all-time high despite plummeting economic confidence during the coron...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Number 10 puts mayors at the forefront of recovery

By Heather Jameson | 04 May 2020

Mayors should be at the forefront of recovery from the pandemic, Number 10 has said.

REORGANISATION

Academics urge fiscal devolution

By Martin Ford | 17 March 2020

Experts have told MPs that financial powers must form part of the Government’s devolution plans.

FINANCE

Budget 2020: Mayoral authorities win big in transport

By Dominic Browne | 11 March 2020

The Government has unveiled £4.2bn for urban transport as part of its spring budget giveaways.

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