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POLICY AND POLITICS
Concerns over reorganisation delay impact on devolution
By Joe Lepper | 08 September 2026
MPs have raised concerns around the impact that a delay to local government reorganisation (LGR) announced this week will have on the Government’s devolution agenda.
POLICY AND POLITICS
EXCLUSIVE: Housing First established model in London
By Dan Peters | 19 March 2026
The innovative Housing First programme has become an established model in London, a website showi...
STEVE REED
Reed: Reorganisation will contribute to 'fair' pay
By Dan Peters | 14 November 2025
Local government reorganisation will help pay council workers a ‘fair wage’, communities secretar...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed lobbies Treasury over fiscal devolution
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Local government secretary Steve Reed has made the case to the Treasury for devolving fiscal powe...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed defends lack of social housing assessment
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Housing secretary Steve Reed has defended the Government’s failure to assess how many social home...
POLICY AND POLITICS
Reed refuses to rule out fresh planning legislation
By Dan Peters | 12 November 2025
Fresh planning legislation could be tabled to strip back environmental protections in an effort t...
FINANCE
Late change to fair funding review expected
By Dan Peters | 29 October 2025
Urban councils are expecting a ‘perverse’ late change to proposed funding reform they fear would ...
HOUSING
DCN call for housing fund expansion
By Joe Lepper | 09 October 2025
A housing fund blighted by poor uptake among local authorities needs to be expanded, according to...
POLITICS
Home Office recommits to closing asylum hotels
By Joe Lepper | 31 July 2025
The Government has insisted it ‘remains committed’ to ending the use of hotels for asylum accommo...
REGULATION
EXCLUSIVE: Government turns to councils for extra building inspector capacity
By Emily Twinch | 30 June 2025
The Government has turned to councils for extra building inspector capacity as high-rise housing ...
GRENFELL INQUIRY
MPs call for oversight of Grenfell inquiry recommendations
By William Eichler | 14 May 2025
MPs have called for an independent national oversight mechanism to ensure the recommendations mad...
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