The geographical boundaries of the UK’s 650 constituencies will be redrawn to each contain a near equal number of eligible voters.

The RAC has reported that the poor state of local roads is officially the UK’s most widespread motoring concern in 2020.
Despite a dramatic fall in car use seen during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, some 38 per cent of the 3,068 drivers surveyed listed the condition and maintenance of local roads as a concern, up from 33 per cent in 2019. This put it ahead of other issues such as drivers using handheld phones (32 per cent), the poor standard of other motorists’ driving (27 per cent) and the aggressive behaviour of other drivers (26 per cent).

London Councils is urging a rethink of national policy if the government is to have ‘any hope’ of meeting its homelessness reduction targets.

Sadiq Khan has launched a new network of sensors at key locations across the capital as part of his Breathe London air quality monitoring project.

Kelly Tolhurst has announced that rough sleepers across England will receive extra support to help them recover from drug and alcohol misuse.

The first 67 local authorities to start community testing programmes have been confirmed as part of government’s coronavirus Winter Plan.

Eight in ten councils surveyed by the Local Government Association have been affected by a climate-related incident in the last five years.
The LGA said councils have been working hard to develop policy and action to tackle climate change since the government laid plans in June 2019 to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Approximately 80 per cent have set an official target for the authority to become carbon neutral, with nine out of 10 councils having declared a climate emergency.

More than a million homes on land earmarked for development by councils are yet to be brought forward by developers for planning permission.