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POLICY AND POLITICS

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 proposals tomorrow have been preparing for potential legal challenges, The MJ understands.

POLICY AND POLITICS

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 ...

LEGAL

Suffolk to make decision on legal challenge to reorganisation

By William Eichler | 26 June 2026

Senior Suffolk CC members will decide on Monday whether to continue with formal legal action agai...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Government reorganisation plan 'on track' despite Starmer resignation, McGovern insists

By Paul Marinko | 23 June 2026

Ministers have insisted they are ‘on track’ to announce the next tranche of reorganisation decisi...

POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Cleverly calls for transparency boost

By Dan Peters | 11 June 2026

Shadow local government secretary James Cleverly has called for measures that would strengthen th...

LEADERSHIP

Solace steps up lobbying over district exclusion from leadership event

By Dan Peters | 08 June 2026

The organisation representing senior officers has stepped up its lobbying after a Cabinet Office ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

MPs scold Home Office over lack of council involvement in asylum

By Dan Peters | 05 June 2026

Local authorities still lack a ‘meaningful say’ in asylum accommodation decisions, a cross-party ...

WHITEHALL

'Concerned' Reed launches anti-profiteering push

By Dan Peters | 21 May 2026

‘Concerned’ local government secretary Steve Reed has vowed to ‘take action’ to tackle ‘profiteer...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Former LGA Labour figure made minister

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026

A former Local Government Association Labour group leader has been appointed Parliamentary under-...

REORGANISATION

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall delay to reorganisation legislation

By Dan Peters | 13 May 2026

Reform UK vows to ‘be awkward’ to thwart government plans for local government reorganisation.

REORGANISATION

Gloucestershire's devolution prize may not be on the table

By Kathy O'Leary | 14 April 2026

Gloucestershire's response to the Government's consultation on areas for spatial development stra...