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12 Jun 20
Spelthorne Borough Council has been thrust into uncertainty after leader Ian Harvey and five other members decided to leave the Conservative Party and form a new political group.
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18 Nov 19
Boris Johnson’s pledge to review and cut business rates “clearly” poses a risk to local government revenue, PF has been told.
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1 Oct 19
The housing crisis is one of the UK’s biggest domestic policy issues, delegates at a Conservative conference fringe have heard.
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30 Sep 19
The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
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30 Sep 19
The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
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24 Sep 19
MPs will return to Westminster tomorrow as the Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful.
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5 Oct 17
Theresa May’s calamitous set piece speech was poor in public policy terms, and the council housing expansion plans were as badly briefed as they were devised, but the PM remains on her two feet,...
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4 Oct 17
Criticism has been levied at Theresa May’s pledge to increase the affordable housing budget by £2bn for not being enough to solve the UK's housing crisis.
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4 Oct 17
Theresa May has promised an extra £2bn for the affordable housing budget to help fix Britain’s “broken” housing market.
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2 Oct 17
The Conservatives kicked off their conference yesterday with a policy pitch designed to appeal to younger voters, specifically students, first-time buyers and private renters.
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26 Jun 17
The Conservative government and the Democratic Unionist Party have reached a confidence and supply agreement, Downing Street has confirmed.
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12 Jun 17
Most ministers in the cabinet keep their jobs after Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle following the general election.
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9 Jun 17
Theresa May has announced that she will form a government in partnership with the Democratic Unionist Party.
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9 Jun 17
Theresa May will seek permission from the Queen to form a government despite losing her majority in the general election.
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30 May 17
Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn faced tough questions from a live TV audience before being questioned by Jeremy Paxman.
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22 May 17
CIPFA has called on the next government to be a standard bearer for strong governance and public financial management.
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18 May 17
Trade unions have said the health and education spending plans revealed in the Conservative manifesto today may not be enough to cope with the rising demand for services.
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18 May 17
Theresa May has launched the Conservative manifesto promising sweeping social care reform, removing the triple lock on state pensions and curbs to immigration.
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6 Oct 16
Theresa May's speech to the Conservative Party conference shows she’s pitching herself as both the backbone of Brexit and a standard bearer for the centre ground
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5 Oct 16
A leading tax campaigner has said the era of secrecy in corporate taxation is over and called for the UK to get ahead of the game and increase transparency.
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28 Jun 16
David Cameron’s replacement as prime minister is set to be chosen by 9 September, the Conservative Party has confirmed.
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30 Sep 14
The current system for business rate retention is not effective as it does not give local authorities the ability to support growth, the leader of Westminster City Council has said.
12 Jun 20Spelthorne Borough Council has been thrust into uncertainty after leader Ian Harvey and five other members decided to leave the Conservative Party and form a new political group.
18 Nov 19Boris Johnson’s pledge to review and cut business rates “clearly” poses a risk to local government revenue, PF has been told.
1 Oct 19The housing crisis is one of the UK’s biggest domestic policy issues, delegates at a Conservative conference fringe have heard.
30 Sep 19The government will produce a white paper on further devolution in England, the chancellor has announced in his speech to the Conservative Party Conference today.
30 Sep 19The financial secretary to the Treasury has said changes to local authority funding allocations “will happen” but could not say when.
24 Sep 19MPs will return to Westminster tomorrow as the Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful.
5 Oct 17Theresa May’s calamitous set piece speech was poor in public policy terms, and the council housing expansion plans were as badly briefed as they were devised, but the PM remains on her two feet,...
4 Oct 17Criticism has been levied at Theresa May’s pledge to increase the affordable housing budget by £2bn for not being enough to solve the UK's housing crisis.
4 Oct 17Theresa May has promised an extra £2bn for the affordable housing budget to help fix Britain’s “broken” housing market.
2 Oct 17The Conservatives kicked off their conference yesterday with a policy pitch designed to appeal to younger voters, specifically students, first-time buyers and private renters.
26 Jun 17The Conservative government and the Democratic Unionist Party have reached a confidence and supply agreement, Downing Street has confirmed.
12 Jun 17Most ministers in the cabinet keep their jobs after Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle following the general election.
9 Jun 17Theresa May has announced that she will form a government in partnership with the Democratic Unionist Party.
30 May 17Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn faced tough questions from a live TV audience before being questioned by Jeremy Paxman.
22 May 17CIPFA has called on the next government to be a standard bearer for strong governance and public financial management.
18 May 17Trade unions have said the health and education spending plans revealed in the Conservative manifesto today may not be enough to cope with the rising demand for services.
18 May 17Theresa May has launched the Conservative manifesto promising sweeping social care reform, removing the triple lock on state pensions and curbs to immigration.
6 Oct 16Theresa May's speech to the Conservative Party conference shows she’s pitching herself as both the backbone of Brexit and a standard bearer for the centre ground
5 Oct 16A leading tax campaigner has said the era of secrecy in corporate taxation is over and called for the UK to get ahead of the game and increase transparency.
28 Jun 16David Cameron’s replacement as prime minister is set to be chosen by 9 September, the Conservative Party has confirmed.
30 Sep 14The current system for business rate retention is not effective as it does not give local authorities the ability to support growth, the leader of Westminster City Council has said.
