North held back by a lack of investment North held back by a lack of investment Council leaders have stressed that a green light on HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail is ‘critical to the long term success of the UK’.
Extra £5bn needed to fund spending promises Extra £5bn needed to fund spending promises The Chancellor will need to find an extra £5 billion of spending next year in order to fund the government’s spending promises.
City leaders call for £1.5bn to support CAZ network City leaders call for £1.5bn to support CAZ network City leaders are calling on the government and the private sector to spend £1.5 billion on a ‘national network’ of 30 Clean Air Zones.
Food banks increasing in schools Food banks increasing in schools More schools in England are setting up food banks to help feed their pupils' families.
Record number of mental health first aiders trained Record number of mental health first aiders trained Britain is training record numbers of workplace ‘mental health first aiders’ to confront a sharp rise in people expressing mental distress.
‘Get Ready for Brexit’ public campaign launched ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ public campaign launched The Cabinet Office has launched its ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ campaign, to prepare the public for 31 October.
Close academies to place all schools on ‘level playing field’ Close academies to place all schools on ‘level playing field’ The current academies programme should be closed down to put all schools on a ‘level playing field’.
Communities to see how housing developers money is spent Communities to see how housing developers money is spent Local people will be able to see how every pound of property developers’ cash is spent supporting the new homes their community needs.
Khan leads calls for new devolution deal for cities Khan leads calls for new devolution deal for cities The Mayor of London has urged the government to bring about a step-change in devolution to cities and regions across the UK.
Councils need powers to tackle ‘lorry mayhem’ Councils need powers to tackle ‘lorry mayhem’ Councils have called for new powers to be granted in the Spending Round for them to tackle rogue drivers.
