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IPPR: Hand Boris housing powers

By Dominic Browne | 08 May 2012

The London mayor should be given power over housing benefits in the capital, according to the IPPR.

Wales falls to Labour as Conservatives suffer

By Dominic Browne | 04 May 2012

Labour is once again the dominant political force at city halls across Wales, after sweeping to p...

Labour resurgent in southern England

By Dominic Browne | 04 May 2012

The Labour Party has reversed previous electoral wipe-outs in the south of England to win back ke...

Child poverty strategy 'missing' in most areas

By Dominic Browne | 02 May 2012

Leading charity warns most of England's local authorities are flouting their legal duty by not ha...

Council drops homes cap relocation move

By Dominic Browne | 02 May 2012

Westminster City Council has ditched plans to send housingbenefit refugees to Derby and Nottingham.

Officials clash over EU cash for families

By Dominic Browne | 02 May 2012

Local councils at loggerheads with welfare officials about the use of European Social Fund to h...

Towns clamour for share of high street rescue fund

By Dominic Browne | 02 May 2012

Hundreds of towns across the country have bid to become one of the first 'Portas pilots', through...

Mendip DC poised to dismiss Frome offer

By Dominic Browne | 30 April 2012

Mendip DC is set to reject an application from Frome Town Council to take responsibility for grou...

Casey calls for direct help for 'troubled families'

By Dominic Browne | 27 April 2012

Louise Casey, has urged council officials to become more involved in the lives of the people they...

Tip of the iceberg

By Dominic Browne | 26 April 2012

Experts warn other councils face Newham's 'social cleansing' dilemma.