Half of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum

A new Opinium poll for the Observer has revealed that 49 per cent of voters think there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum.

Social care needs a reset, say council leaders

The LGA has warned that social care needs a reset and must not simply revert back to the way it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

Economic recovery plan for Liverpool City Region published

The Liverpool City Region has published Building Back Better - an ambitious economic recovery plan for the whole of the city region.

New campaign launched to tackle littering in parks

More than half of the country’s parks have had to pull in extra resources to deal with littering and anti-social behaviour issues since lockd

£50 million announced for Islands Growth Deal

The Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland will benefit from investment of up to £50 million as part of the Islands Growth Deal.

Plans to boost cycling and walking in danger

Government plans to boost levels of walking and cycling in the UK post-coronavirus are under threat from a minority of objectors.

Scale of challenge facing cultural organisations ignored

MPs have stressed that the government has consistently failed to recognise the exact scale of challenge facing culture, sport and tourism.

Public sector reacting to rough sleeping, not preventing it

Audit Wales has found that the public sector was spending up to £210 million reacting to, rather than preventing, rough sleeping.

UK's pandemic planning an 'astonishing failure'

The Public Accounts Committee has labelled the government's failure to plan for the economic impact of a pandemic as ‘astonishing’.

Care home visits to resume in England

The government has said that care home residents in England can begin to be reunited with one of their loved ones.

Public health directors urge action on obesity

Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.

Home insulation scheme must guarantee high-quality work

Campaigners have said that the government must ensure homeowners receive high quality improvements under its new energy efficiency scheme.

£50 million for Falkirk Growth Deal announced

The Scottish Government is investing £50 million across the Falkirk region as part of the Falkirk Growth Deal.

Leicester seeks further financial help for businesses

Peter Soulsby has again written to the government urging them to provide more support to local businesses in Leicester.

McDonnell calls for the urgent nationalisation of care services

Former Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has called for the urgent nationalisation of care services in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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