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Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers
WHITEHALL

Government to 'look again' at election postponement powers

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2026

The Government will ‘look again’ at the secretary of state’s powers after peers launched an attempt to rein in ministerial control over cancelling local elections.

ELECTIONS

Calls for local elections indemnity grow

By Martin Ford | 26 February 2026

Further calls have been made to provide legal protection for returning officers after the Governm...

REORGANISATION

Designing the new council together

By Charlotte Platten | 26 February 2026

Members and the community must play their roles in shaping the future as councils go through loca...

POLICY AND POLITICS

Councils need consistency and clarity from government

By Jonathan Carr-West | 25 February 2026

As councils grapple with a host of reforms announced by central government, Jonathan Carr-West pl...

REORGANISATION

Surrey's new beginning

By Terence Herbert | 25 February 2026

Surrey’s 12 current councils are truly working together on reorganisation to deliver two new unit...

REORGANISATION

Steve Reed rejects calls for reorganisation rethink

By Martin Ford | 24 February 2026

Local government secretary Steve Reed has rebuffed calls for his resignation and vowed there will...

ELECTIONS

Calls to indemnify officers after U-turn debacle

By Martin Ford | 19 February 2026

Ministers are facing calls to indemnify returning officers as councils scramble to organise local...

REORGANISATION

Basildon joins Norfolk in going cold on LGR

By Paul Marinko | 19 February 2026

Another council has called time on local government reorganisation (LGR) over Labour’s U-turn on ...

ELECTIONS

Could elections U-turn signal a fight to save LGR?

By Heather Jameson | 18 February 2026

Cancelling the postponement of elections 'takes U-turns to the next level', says Heather Jameson....

REORGANISATION

Norfolk withdraws cooperation on LGR over elections debacle

By Paul Marinko | 17 February 2026

Norfolk CC’s leadership has withdrawn its cooperation with ministers to deliver local government ...

ELECTIONS

Government U-turns on elections delays

By Martin Ford | 16 February 2026

The Government has withdrawn its decision to postpone local elections in 30 areas.

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