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WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Council leaders hit out at Government asylum policy

By Mark Conrad | 17 July 2023

Council concerns over home secretary Suella Braverman’s handling of the asylum crisis have been l...

WHITEHALL

Haldane: Levelling up a 'mixed bag'

By Martin Ford | 17 July 2023

Most people have yet to see the fruits of levelling up, according to a key Government adviser.

COMBINED AUTHORITY

Further Government defeats in Lords over levelling up Bill

By Martin Ford | 14 July 2023

Conservative peer Baroness McIntosh received cross-party approval for her proposed amendment to e...

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Government defeated over Levelling Up Bill amendments

By Martin Ford | 12 July 2023

Peers voted in favour of amendments aimed at tackling child poverty and health inequalities.

HEALTH

We cannot have a healthcare workforce plan that does not address social care

By Amanda Kelly | 11 July 2023

Amanda Kelly calls for a focus on developing a skilled and valued care workforce and the politica...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Overton rejects breakaway Green group idea

By Dan Peters | 10 July 2023

The re-elected leader of the Local Government Association’s (LGA) independents has rejected the i...

BUSINESS

Tory MPs oppose boycotts ban

By Martin Ford | 04 July 2023

Government moves to ban councils from imposing their own boycotts has faced opposition from Conse...

HEALTH

Leading the prevention revolution

By Trevor Holden | 04 July 2023

Research launched at this week’s Local Government Association conference shows how NHS and distri...

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION

Opportunity knocks for the sector

27 June 2023

Ahead of next week’s Local Government Association (LGA) annual conference in Bournemouth, The MJ ...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Labour's local instincts

27 June 2023

Local government has long been sceptical of Westminster’s localist credentials.

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Harborough District Council

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