Councils creaking under the strain
Before the mini-Budget, the LGA had calculated a £2.4 billion shortfall in our council budgets from next May.
Before the mini-Budget, the LGA had calculated a £2.4 billion shortfall in our council budgets from next May.
With the previous edition of first quite rightly focusing on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, I would like to take this opportunity to belatedly congratulate Liz Truss on her appointment as Prime Minister.
It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September. This is a profound national loss.
In the many tributes, obituaries, and messages of condolence from around the world following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a constant theme has been a recognition of her service, duty and devotion to communities across the UK, the Commonwealth and beyond.
On behalf of the Liberal Democrat local government family, I offer our condolences to His Majesty King Charles III and the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
So many of our members reflected a great sadness at the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We have written to His Majesty King Charles III with sincere condolences to all the Queen’s family.
If the old saying that a week is a long time in politics is true, then the last month feels like a lifetime, as we have seen the resignation of the Prime Minister and significant changes in the ministerial team at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
While the country eagerly sat waiting for the heatwave to pass, what was the Government doing?
Celebrating our local election successes and sharing good practice were at the centre of our offer at the LGA’s annual conference in Harrogate in late June.
In July, we saw the hottest day in our country’s history, and there is evidence that we should be expecting many more.