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May vote will be crucial for mayors and devolution, say experts

News

23 Apr 24

Outcome will impact budgets and political futures beyond the PM
Monday briefing: An arresting idea, a levelling up official writes and a bad reception at PAC

News

22 Apr 24

Police elections under the spotlight, council tax advice and more
Tories plan to beef up Ofsted’s power

News

29 Nov 19

Boris Johnson has promised to overhaul Ofsted and bring in longer, unannounced inspections supported by a £10m funding package.
Promises for councils in ‘£135bn’ Labour manifesto

News

21 Nov 19

Local government spending power would be returned to 2010 levels under a Labour government, the party’s manifesto has said.
Is the UK heading back to ‘1970s spending’?

News

1 Nov 19

The UK is heading “back to the 1970s” in spending terms, regardless of who wins December’s general election, according to a think-tank.
Government sets Budget date

News

14 Oct 19

A date for the Autumn Budget has been set but could be moved in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chancellor has announced.
Brexit is the start of a new argument over national identity

Opinion

27 Nov 18

Brexit could usher in one of history’s occasional political realignments, with two new parties emerging from the chaos, says the Daily Telegraph’s chief leader writer Philip Johnston.

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