Town and county halls in England will face a funding black hole of almost £8bn by the middle of the next decade, local government leaders warned today.
Councils face a funding gap of £5.8bn by 2020 and should be “at the front of the queue” for spending if the government retreats from austerity, according to the Local...
Councils should play a leading role in the UK’s talks to leave the European Union to ensure a Brexit deal boosts the government’s ongoing devolution drive, the Local Government Association has said.
