Johnson backtracks on social care solution pledge

Boris Johnson has admitted he does not have a worked-up plan to end the social care crisis and that a solution could be five years away.

Government rejects Sturgeon's indyref2 demand

Boris Johnson has formally rejected Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a second independence referendum.

£175 million boost for housing in Wales

Welsh Housing Minister Julie James has confirmed that investment in new housing in Wales will reach £400 million in 2020-21.

Roads investment three times higher in London than counties

New CCN analysis has revealed substantial regional disparities in local investment in England’s roads and for pothole filling.

Nearly 14,000 affordable homes lost to office conversions

Communities have lost out on more than 13,500 desperately-needed affordable homes in the past four years.

Government launches new Town of the Year competition

Robert Jenrick has announced that towns across England will be able to compete in a new Town of the Year competition.

10-year high for children in care

The Local Government Association has revealed that the number of children in care has risen by 28 per cent in the past decade.

County councils welcome fairer funding promise

The County Councils Network (CCN) has welcomed a renewed commitment by the government to proceed with the Fair Funding Review.

Over 400 schools stuck in cycle of poor performance

415 schools in England are ‘stuck’ in a cycle of low performance and need better and more tailored support to improve.

End age apartheid by 2030, charity urges

United for All Ages has highlighted 20 ways in which the UK can create a ‘country for all ages’ by the end of this decade.

Final drafts published for first city centre Zero Emission Zone

Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have published final draft proposals for its Zero Emission Zone.

Welsh Government launches hidden homelessness campaign

A new campaign to tackle hidden homelessness has been launched by the Welsh Government.

Specialist support promised for struggling schools

Six new Teaching School Hubs have been announced, as part of plans to share the expertise of the country’s highest performing schools.

March Budget will usher in ‘decade of renewal’

Chancellor Sajid Javid has launched the beginning of the Budget process and announced that it will take place on 11 March 2020.

HS2 costs ‘out of control’ and benefits overstated

Lord Berkeley has warned that there is ‘overwhelming evidence’ that the costs of HS2 are ‘out of control’.

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