Thursday 24 September 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Government broke promise to fully fund Councils through lockdown – Steve Reed Continue Reading
Monday 13 July 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Councils’ finance black hole could cut heart out of town centres Continue Reading
Thursday 2 July 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to the Government funding package for councils Continue Reading
Wednesday 1 July 2020 Keir Starmer / Local Government Keir Starmer: Coronavirus and Government inaction have created a perfect storm for local councils Continue Reading
Thursday 25 June 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour demands further answers in Westferry ‘cash-for-favours’ scandal Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 June 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour Forces Government to Release Westferry ‘Cash-for-Favours’ Documents Continue Reading
Monday 22 June 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to IFS report showing councils in deprived areas face serious financial risk from Covid-19 Continue Reading
Tuesday 9 June 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour councils to review all statues and commemorations in their areas – Steve Reed Continue Reading
Sunday 31 May 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour launches three point plan to get test and trace working locally Continue Reading
Friday 29 May 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Ministers back-tracking when councils need certainty on finances – Steve Reed Continue Reading
Thursday 14 May 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed 225,000 could lose care this year if Government breaks funding promise – Steve Reed Continue Reading
Saturday 18 April 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to the announcement on local authority funding Continue Reading
Thursday 12 September 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government People are living with the consequences of austerity every day – Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 August 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Councils forced to overspend over £800m on children’s social care – Gwynne responds Continue Reading
Thursday 15 August 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Government funding cuts leading to increase in drug-related deaths – Andrew Gwynne responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 7 August 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Local Government shut out from crucial Brexit preparations – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Thursday 6 June 2019 Local Government / Valerie Vaz Government refuses debate on murders of Northamptonshire toddlers Continue Reading
Wednesday 5 June 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Northants Council Leader must resign after reviews into toddler murders – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 14 May 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Austerity is so savage that the Government has been forced to effectively abolish one of their own Tory councils – Gwynne responds to Northamptonshire Council reorganisation Continue Reading
Wednesday 27 March 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Residents in Labour councils pay lower Council Tax than those in Tory controlled areas Continue Reading
Sunday 10 March 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Labour council leaders write to the Prime Minister criticising the Tories’ unravelling Stronger Towns announcement and calling for more funding in next week’s Spring Statement Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Towns Fund: More questions to answer Continue Reading
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to news of Council Tax rise Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Report reveals shocking disposal of community assets under Tories – Gwynne Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 February 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government PAC exposes human and financial crisis – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Friday 1 February 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to LGA’s warning of £8 billion black hole Continue Reading
Tuesday 29 January 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government The Government has tried to sneak out this shoddy deal for our councils during the Brexit debate – Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 29 January 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government These revelations have exposed the Tories at their very worst – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Monday 28 January 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to Centre for Cities report Continue Reading
Thursday 10 January 2019 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to NAO concerns about council and NHS budgets Continue Reading
Thursday 13 December 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Local government is under enormous pressure because of politically motivated Tory cuts – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 November 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to the resignation of Surrey County Council leader Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to reports that the Government is considering a one-off sum to cover rising social care costs Continue Reading
Monday 1 October 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to new warning by local government leaders that Council budgets will be cut by a third next year Continue Reading
Monday 1 October 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Research shows cuts causing enormous deficits and overspends in local government Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Today this Government abandoned the people of Somerset – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 August 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government After the first collapse of a local authority due to Tory cuts, these new councils are doomed to fail Continue Reading
Thursday 16 August 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Another Tory Council pushed into crisis due to funding cuts – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Thursday 9 August 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government After the Northants vote, there are more council crises to come Continue Reading
Friday 3 August 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to news that the former Conservative leader of Northamptonshire CC has quit the party Continue Reading
Thursday 2 August 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Government must stop this slow motion car crash – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Monday 30 July 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Northamptonshire was allowed to fail – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Local Government / Roberta Blackman-Woods Roberta Blackman-Woods responds to today’s Planning Framework Written Statement Continue Reading
Tuesday 24 July 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Northants County Council bankrupt twice in six months Continue Reading
Wednesday 13 June 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government 133,000 business rates appeals from 2010 remain unresolved – Andrew Gwynne responds to new LGA analysis Continue Reading
Monday 16 April 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government This Government has utterly failed local government – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Friday 13 April 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Tory cuts have seen councils eat into their reserves – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Saturday 31 March 2018 Jeremy Corbyn / Local Government Funding cost of child burials will provide dignity for bereaved families – Jeremy Corbyn Continue Reading
Wednesday 28 March 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Local people forced to pick up the slack as council tax bills soar – Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 20 March 2018 Andrew Gwynne / Local Government Secretary of State gets his maths wrong twice – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading