Independents have turned the tide
The general election is happening just after our stunning success in the local elections.
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Running successful local bus companies
I’m delighted that the Labour Party has announced its Plan for Better Buses.
Leaders under challenge
Local government faces existential threats like no other with council risk registers changing ever more frequently.
End postcode lottery of SEND support
I am delighted my party has called for a new national agency for special educational needs and disabilities.
Inclusive approach to decision-making
Congratulations to our members currently standing in the local elections. In 107 local authorities and 11 mayoral authorities, polling is about to start.
Delivering the very best for our communities
In March, LGA Conservative Group colleagues were invited to Downing Street to attend a meeting of the political Cabinet with the Prime Minister.
Spring Budget ‘a missed opportunity’
The Spring Budget on 6 March was the final chance for this Government to turn around 14 years of economic mismanagement and try to put the British economy back on track.
Raising awareness of the financial crisis
We’re just back from the Liberal Democrat spring conference, where we had a busy and successful time, if a bit exhausting!
Thinking about future generations
It was a great please to spend time with colleagues from Plaid Cymru at their spring conference in Caernarfon in late March.
Give councils the respect they deserve
Only Prime Minister Rishi Sunak knows when he will call the general election that the country desperately needs.