Local authorities could need an extra £6bn to cover the costs of coping with the coronavirus pandemic this financial year, according to analysis from the Local Government Association.
Liverpool’s combined authority has warned its funding gap could hit £250m as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and has written to the government calling for ‘fairer funding’.
The government’s £1bn Building Safety Fund aimed at making high-rise and high-risk buildings across the country safe from fire has been branded inadequate by the Greater Manchester High Rise Task...
The proposed new border in the Irish Sea is “unlikely” to be fully operational by the 31 December deadline, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
Public sector borrowing hit a record £62.1bn in April 2020, during the first full month of Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to the Office for National Statistics.
A review into Transport for London’s funding and finances is to begin immediately, transport secretary Grant Shapps has announced, following the agreement of a controversial £1.6bn rescue package...
The HS2 high-speed rail project has gone “badly off course” and the government needs regular, accurate and open updates on the problems the project is facing, according to a report from the Public...
Just as the 2008 crash unleashed the forces of political populism, speculation is now beginning about how the economic and social impact of Covid-19 will transform politics, writes Richard Vize.
A “precautionary” approach to lifting the lockdown in Scotland will limit the risk of a second wave of the virus north of the border, the Scottish Government has said.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has criticised the government’s support package for Transport for London, calling the deal “a sticking plaster” and arguing that Londoners will pay “the cost for doing the...
The Ministry of Defence has left the taxpayer facing huge costs due to “poor contract design and management”, according to a Public Accounts Committee report.
Care homes could be forced to close if councils cannot meet the ballooning costs caused by the coronavirus outbreak, the head of a care-home provider has warned.
The Department for Education is damaging the wellbeing and life chances of children with special educational needs and disabilities, according to a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
Public sector procurement in April fell to a record low, with fewer than 900 new opportunities published, figures from government contract analysts Tussell show.
The government has launched a taskforce to help ensure that homeless people moved into accommodation during the coronavirus pandemic do not return to sleeping rough once the crisis is resolved.
The rateable value threshold for business rates reductions should be increased to at least £100,000, according to cross-party group London Councils, which has suggested up to a quarter of businesses...