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Battle lines drawn ahead of election

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Battle lines have been drawn across local government ahead of the last week of campaigning.

Silence over McElhinney's exit payment agreement

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Liverpool City Council has refused to give details of payments made to the chief executive of its...

Need for speed over chief appointment

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Tower Hamlets LBC’s Conservative group leader has urged the chief executive recruitment process t...

Conflicts of interests 'will be monitored'

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

A building share between the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) and Department for Communities and ...

Another Tower Hamlets scandal likely thanks to new measures

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

Measures aimed at making it easier to dismiss Section 151 officers could make a Tower Hamlets-sty...

Race is on for two-speed post-election reforms

By Dan Peters | 28 April 2015

A two-speed process to reform local government finance should be launched after the election, sec...

Election petitioner to stand for office

By Dan Peters | 27 April 2015

The man who led the successful legal fight to oust the mayor of Tower Hamlets LBC is to run for o...

UPDATED: Police pledge to 'fully investigate' Tower Hamlets concerns

By Dan Peters | 24 April 2015

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pledged to ‘fully investigate’ any allegations after To...

Mayor 'shocked' after election declared void

By Dan Peters | 23 April 2015

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has been left ‘shocked’ after being barred from standing in a r...

Sheffield could follow Greater Manchester lead

By Dan Peters | 21 April 2015

Sheffield could be next to sign a memorandum agreeing to bring together health and social care bu...