Labour
Parties draw battlelines for local elections
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has given a speech in Dudley today following campaign launches by the Conservatives and Lib Dems.
Growth key to devolution ambitions
Nathan Yeowell told The MJ’s Future Forum that aligning devolution with the aims of fostering economic growth would be key should Labour assume power following the General Election.
Rayner to go ‘further and faster’ on devolution
Shadow local government secretary Angela Rayner has promised to go ‘further and faster’ on devolution if elected to Government.
General Election manifestos begin to take shape
Labour is gearing up for the looming General Election by beginning work on its manifesto.
No promise of extra funding from Rayner
Shadow levelling up secretary Angela Rayner has avoided committing Labour to providing local government with additional funding if the party wins the impending General Election.
Shadow minister backs Total Place return
Labour’s shadow local government minister has suggested a return to Total Place to tackle local government’s financial pressures.
Labour must 'grasp the nettle' early on social care costs
Labour will ‘have to grasp the nettle fairly early on’ if it wins the General Election about the long-term funding of social care, shadow minister Andrew Gwynne has said.
Predictable shock stories...but where is the vision?
Birmingham's s114 notice was expected but that didn't make it less eye-popping, says Heather Jameson. Angela Rayner's appointment as the new shadow secretary of state was also unsurprising. 'But the big question will be: what is her vision for local government?'
Sharing the spoils
As more English councils tackle the rising tide of no overall control, Paul Marinko looks at the lessons they could learn from Northern Ireland
Questions over council land purchase proposals
Labour's proposed legislation would allow councils to buy land at agricultural values using compulsory purchase orders.
New leader for Brum after Labour ousts Ward
The national Labour Party has selected John Cotton as the new leader of Birmingham City Council's Labour group after an intervention.
Spending on funding bids tops £130m
More than £130m has been spent on bidding for local government funding pots, new research has uncovered.
Birmingham bombshell: Labour NEC to oust leader
Britain’s biggest authority, Birmingham City Council, has been thrown into turmoil after an internal Labour Party review concluded the National Executive Council (NEC) should choose a new leader.
Labour promises councils powers to start new bus services
Councils will be given more powers to start new bus services if Labour wins the next General Election, the party has promised.
Cabinet Office to review new Sue Gray role
The Cabinet Office is reviewing the proposed move of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities' second permanent secretary, Sue Gray, to a key Labour role.
Nandy’s horror show
Clearly shadow local government secretary Lisa Nandy is a bit of a film buff.
Labour fleshes out Take Back Control Act
Councils would have a legal right to request further devolution under a future Labour Government.
Starmer makes devolution bill pledge
A swathe of new powers would be devolved from central Government under a Labour administration, leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised in a key speech.
Scottish Labour proposes council funding overhaul
Local government funding in Scotland would be overseen by an independent body under an overhaul put forward by Labour.
Labour calls for council worker pay rise
Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy told the Local Government Association conference soaring inflation was the ‘last straw’ for workers.