Friday 17 September 2021 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to reports that Michael Gove has paused the Government’s planning reforms Continue Reading
Tuesday 13 July 2021 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour challenges Conservative rebels to back “Use it or lose it” Planning Bill Continue Reading
Friday 9 July 2021 Local Government Steve Reed responds to UK councils facing £3bn black hole budgets Continue Reading
Tuesday 6 July 2021 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour will invite all councils to reject Conservatives’ Developers’ Charter and force planning re-think Continue Reading
Wednesday 24 March 2021 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government statement on Liverpool City Council Continue Reading
Saturday 6 February 2021 Keir Starmer / Local Government Full text of Keir Starmer’s speech to LGA Labour Conference Continue Reading
Sunday 24 January 2021 Local Government / Steve Reed Million workers who face unemployment will be hit with £100 council tax rises, says Labour Continue Reading
Thursday 17 December 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Steve Reed responds to the Local Government Finance Settlement Statement Continue Reading
Wednesday 18 November 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Questions Robert Jenrick must answer about Towns Fund Scandal Continue Reading
Sunday 11 October 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour demands investigation after Jenrick’s “nothing to see here” response to funding revelations Continue Reading
Sunday 11 October 2020 Local Government / Steve Reed Labour calls for Cabinet Office Inquiry into Robert Jenrick over Towns Fund Scandal Continue Reading
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 Local Government People are living with the consequences of austerity every day – Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 27 August 2019 Local Government Councils forced to overspend over £800m on children’s social care – Gwynne responds Continue Reading
Thursday 15 August 2019 Local Government Government funding cuts leading to increase in drug-related deaths – Andrew Gwynne responds Continue Reading
Wednesday 7 August 2019 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 Local Government Northants Council Leader must resign after reviews into toddler murders – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 14 May 2019 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 Local Government Residents in Labour councils pay lower Council Tax than those in Tory controlled areas Continue Reading
Sunday 10 March 2019 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 Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to news of Council Tax rise Continue Reading
Monday 4 March 2019 Local Government Report reveals shocking disposal of community assets under Tories – Gwynne Continue Reading
Wednesday 6 February 2019 Local Government PAC exposes human and financial crisis – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Friday 1 February 2019 Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to LGA’s warning of £8 billion black hole Continue Reading
Tuesday 29 January 2019 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 Local Government These revelations have exposed the Tories at their very worst – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Monday 28 January 2019 Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to Centre for Cities report Continue Reading
Thursday 10 January 2019 Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to NAO concerns about council and NHS budgets Continue Reading
Thursday 13 December 2018 Local Government Local government is under enormous pressure because of politically motivated Tory cuts – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Wednesday 14 November 2018 Local Government Andrew Gwynne responds to the resignation of Surrey County Council leader Continue Reading
Thursday 25 October 2018 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 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 Local Government Research shows cuts causing enormous deficits and overspends in local government Continue Reading
Wednesday 12 September 2018 Local Government Today this Government abandoned the people of Somerset – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Tuesday 28 August 2018 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 Local Government Another Tory Council pushed into crisis due to funding cuts – Andrew Gwynne Continue Reading
Thursday 9 August 2018 Local Government After the Northants vote, there are more council crises to come Continue Reading