The NAO has stressed that it is not yet clear that the government has in place what it needs to meet its long-term environmental goals.

The Public Accounts Committee says it is ‘not convinced by the rationales for selecting some towns’ for the £3.6 billion Towns Fund.

A new report has claimed that councils remain one of the biggest investors in culture, sport and leisure - spending over £2 billion a year.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced new plans to clean up toxic air at schools in the worst polluted areas of the capital.

The IPPR think tank is warning that the UK is off course to meet its own net zero carbon ambitions by 2050 and restore nature.
On the eve of what would have been the start of COP26 in Glasgow, the think tank is urging the government to lead by example with ambitious action, as so far it has failed to deliver ‘the scale of investment needed to lead the world towards a low carbon future’.

New research by campaign group HS2 East has revealed a lack of public confidence in the levelling-up agenda.
A poll of over 2,000 people from the Midlands and the North revealed that just 20 per cent were confident government is doing enough to level up the UK economy, with additional concerns over the long-term impact of coronavirus on public finances.

Labour is urging the government to ‘Build it in Britain’ and support the creation of 400,000 jobs, through a green recovery package.

Over half a million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out by NHS Test and Trace to local public health leaders this week.

More than half of UK drivers say that having access to a car is more important than it was before the coronavirus pandemic.

The government has announced that councils will be given new funding to ensure vulnerable households do not go hungry or without essential items.