We have a new Prime Minister – and although local elections will be nowhere near the top of her burgeoning agenda, seasoned observers know that the weekly results from up and down the country can be leading indicators of the ebb and flow of political fortunes.
The LGA’s political leadership programme helps ensure our local politicians are confident and capable.
The action that’s needed to address and arrest the impacts of climate change is wide-ranging and profound.
As first was going to press, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was being laid to rest in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, following a state funeral attended by world leaders.
The Government is to cap average energy household bills at around £2,500 a year for the next two years, to protect people from soaring prices.
A consultation inviting views from social housing tenants and landlords on a proposed rent cap has been launched by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Former local government minister Simon Clarke has returned to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) as Secretary of State, under new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
A recent survey for the charity, the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), has found that more teachers are seeing anxious pupils and the worsening of existing mental health problems, compared with just one year ago.
The Government’s efforts to build more affordable homes could be more ambitious in working to achieve wider aims, including on net zero and improving the quality of local housing, according to a National Audit Office report.
The LGA is your voice on the national stage as we engage with the new Prime Minister and her team.