The government has been accused of extending the national housing crisis by failing to sell enough land for affordable and social housing.
Despite having ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity to alleviate the nation's housing crisis’, the Public Accounts Committee has warned that the UK will miss its 2020 target of public land sales ‘by a wide margin’, and is currently wasting the opportunity it has in front of it.

Theresa May has appointed John Mann as the government's independent adviser on antisemitism.
Labour MP John Mann, who chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism, will be responsible for providing the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) with independent advice on the most effective methods to tackle antisemitism.

New DfT funding will see innovative AI technology to be used to develop a thorough understanding of Britain’s road markings.

The longstanding strategic partnership between Southampton City Council and Capita has come to an end.

Imam Qari Asim has been appointed as an independent adviser to provide expert advice on a definition of Islamophobia to the government.
The deputy chair of the Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group will lead a process for establishing a definition of Islamophobia. This will build on the definitions of Islamophobia currently being considered, and will also draw on a wide range of opinions and work in close collaboration with the cross-government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group, to ensure that it commands broad support within Muslim communities and wider society.

Birmingham City Council has expressed its delight after the DfE said that a commissioner for the council’s children services was no longer required.

Boris Johnson has defeated Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to be named as Conservative party leader, and therefore the new Prime Minister.
Winning 92,153 Conservative member votes, compared to Hunt’s 46,656, Johnson paid tribute to both his opponent and predecessor, thanking Theresa May for her service to the country and calling it an honour to service in her cabinet (from which he resigned in July).

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

Mid Devon District Council and Exeter City Council have teamed up to procure their fleet vehicles for the first time.
The contract with Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) now means the councils no longer have to purchase their vehicles outright or face unpredictable maintenance costs. Instead, the councils have a seven-year agreement which secures the provision and maintenance of around 210 vehicles and a better working partnership.

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.