The government has launched the Road to Zero Strategy to encourage at least half of new cars to be ultra low emission by 2030.

Dominic Raab, who has been Minister of State for Housing since January, has been appointed as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.

The government's overriding priority for outsourcing of spending as little money as possible is flawed, a Common's committee has warned.

The government has announced the agreement of ground-breaking Stage 1 Town Deal worth £67 million for Greater Grimsby.

More schools that remained under council control have become a good or outstanding compared with those converted to a sponsor-led academy.

A new report has criticised the MHCLG for not having developed a plan to secure the long-term financial future of local authorities.

The LGA has warned that the government’s next Spending Review will be ‘make or break’ for local services, most of which are already under huge funding pressure.

Nick Rushton, leader of Leicestershire County Council, has said that ’the time has come to explore having a new council for Leicestershire’.

More than 123,000 children were housed in temporary accommodation in England in the first quarter of 2018, an increase of nearly 80 per cent since 2011.

England’s largest councils have warned ‘the worst is yet to come’ unless government provides counties with additional funding ahead of the Spending Review.

The Public Accounts Committee finds that any 'EU dividend' will be hard to calculate and, if it materialises, is some years away, as it urges for clarity on Brexit cost.

CIPFA has revealed that 75 per cent of public service leaders feel the government hasn’t engaged with their organisation enough over Brexit.

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has announced a multi-billion pound boost to social housing across England.

Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington reinforced the government’s commitment to the private and voluntary sector delivery of public services.

Change system to ensure faster building of new homes

A review of house building has urged the government to make changes to the current system to ensure new homes are built faster.

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