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DPM promises privacy on councillor addresses

Changes to virtual attendance of meetings, privacy of councillors’ addresses, and standards for councillors were among the announcements from Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner at the LGA’s annual conference.

Extremism definition updated

by The Editorial Team

Communities Secretary Michael Gove has published an updated definition of extremism in response to an “increased extremist threat” since the Israel-Gaza war, which he said posed “a real risk” to the UK.