Boris Johnson named new Prime Minister

Boris Johnson has defeated Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to be named as Conservative party leader, and therefore the new Prime Minister.

Blackpool to retain council of children’s services

Commissioner reports that Blackpool Council’s children’s social care services should remain under local authority control.

Councils join together to procure vehicles

Mid Devon District Council and Exeter City Council have teamed up to procure their fleet vehicles for the first time.

Birmingham’s open spaces valued at £11 billion

The value of parks in Birmingham, in terms of what they offer to all aspects of life in the city, has been calculated as £11 billion.

Government pledges to end smoking by 2030

The government has pledged to end smoking in England by 2030 as part of a much-criticised green paper on ill health.

New jobcentre support for homeless

The Department for Work and Pensions has developed new training on homelessness to improve support for vulnerable benefit claimants.

Swinson elected new leader of Lib Dems

Jo Swinson has been elected new leader of the Liberal Democrats, becoming the party’s first female leader.

Extra funding to increase flood resilience

Three communities are set to be better protected against the impacts of flooding thanks to almost £3 million of government investment.

Street urges for increase to the Local Housing Allowance

Andy Street has urged the government to urgently rethink part of the benefits system to protect the most vulnerable from becoming homeless.

Wiltshire Council welcomes virtual assistant workforce

Wiltshire Council has welcomed the first of a team of virtual assistants to its workforce.

740 people denied the vote in mandatory ID trials

New Electoral Commission figures reveal that more than 700 people were denied a vote for not having ID in May’s local elections.

£8.9bn drop in funding for neighbourhood services

Resources devoted to neighbourhood services across Britain have fallen by 27 per cent since 2010.

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