Jacob Rees-Mogg, the government's efficiency minister wants to ban some civil service training courses which he has labelled "ridiculous&q

DLUHC announces measures to tackle poor quality supported housing

Supported Housing Improvement Programme provides £20m funding to help local authorities drive up standards of supported housing

Mike Amesbury said he intented to spend more time with his constituents amidst the cost-of-living crisis.

James Jamieson, chair of the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for a triple lock on the funding local authorities receive from the government.

Conference

Michael Gove has praised the work done by local government at the the Local Government Association’s annual conference and offered thanks for rising to recent challenges.

Aerial view of London at night

Councils warn that Lockdown's impact on London could have implications for future funding.

A row of wheely bins

Inflation, rising energy costs and the National Living Wages are set to increase costs for councils.

Former Bank of England chief economist Andy Haldane has been appointed as the chair of the government’s Levelling Up Advisory Council.

The previously announced Levelling Up Advisory Council will provide independent specialist advice on matters relating to the design and delivery of the levelling up mission

Huge investment in cities required to 'level up' says report

Research Foundation's Incomes Outcomes report calls on policy makers to focus on major cities outside London to raise national growth

Research links decade of austerity to poor health

Local government spending cuts are associated with worse multimorbidity and health-related quality of life, according to a study by University of Manchester health economists.

LGA celebrates 25 years as annual conference opens

Returning to a live format for the first time in three years, the Local Government Association's annual conference kicks off today in Harrogate

Polling stations for both by-elections will be open from 7am to 10pm, with the results expected between 4am and 6am on Friday.

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