The Labour Party has demanded transparency for the taxpayer over £130 million government spend on ‘communications consultants’.

Only one in five of England’s largest councils are confident of setting a balanced budget next year without dramatic reductions to frontline services.

The Public Accounts Committee says it is ‘not convinced by the rationales for selecting some towns’ for the £3.6 billion Towns Fund.

A new report has claimed that councils remain one of the biggest investors in culture, sport and leisure - spending over £2 billion a year.

New research by campaign group HS2 East has revealed a lack of public confidence in the levelling-up agenda.

Labour is urging the government to ‘Build it in Britain’ and support the creation of 400,000 jobs, through a green recovery package.

Age UK is calling on the government to improve the salaries of care workers so that they are the same as those for people doing the equivalent job in the NHS.

The RIBA is calling on the government to end the housing crisis by giving support to local authorities to deliver the next generation of council housing.

A multi-million pound programme to reduce the carbon and ecological footprint in Bristol has been approved.

The LGA has stressed that urgent investment in youth services is vital to help young people as the country enters a second lockdown.

A new scheme to help protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from coronavirus has been announced.

An independent review has published its recommendations to improve people’s awareness of their insurance options in areas at risk of flooding.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called for the proper devolution of power and resources from Whitehall to cities and communities across the UK.

London boroughs have identified 375 shovel-ready projects presenting a £1.35 billion pipeline of ‘green recovery’ activity.

A review will be conducted into Nottingham City Council over issues associated with the council’s private energy company Robin Hood Energy.

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