Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has pledged to “change the future of the North of England” so those living there are “no longer dictated to from Whitehall”.
Challenges such as rocketing temporary housing costs threaten local government finances, and chancellor Rachel Reeves faces calls to fix the system in the upcoming Budget.
Over 2,000 more teachers could stay in the profession every year if the government reimbursed some of their student loan repayments, analysis has suggested.
Auditors have raised “serious concerns” over the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead’s finances, and pointed to an at-risk development scheme that could destabilise the authority.
Councils have warned they face an annual bill of over £1bn if the government goes ahead with plans for a new tax on the carbon emitted from burning waste.
More homes must be built in cities outside London if the government is to meet its target of achieving the strongest economic growth in the G7, according to a leading think-tank.
The forthcoming shake-up of government procurement may be undermined by the difficulty of excluding major suppliers even in the worst cases of poor performance, a report has warned.
A cash injection into frontline services followed by consideration of further fiscal devolution is needed if councils are to become financially sustainable, according to a leading sector think-tank.
The prime minister has said there will be “no more money without reform” for the NHS after a damning government-commissioned analysis warned that the service was in a critical condition, chronically...
The government has been urged to balance the UK’s strategic interests in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine against the maintenance of its own military resources.
Oflog has been told to suspend its “early warning conversations” with councils at risk of failure as part of a wide-ranging government review of the watchdog’s remit.