Local government across the western world has been able to react to the COVID-19 crisis with greater powers and autonomy than councils in the UK, according to a new report from the think-tank Localis, commissioned by the LGA.
An extra £30 billion of spending was announced in the Budget in March, much of it aimed at dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
We are just a few weeks away from the County Councils Network’s annual conference in Guildford, where more than 200 delegates will hear from high-profile speakers and thinkers.
Councils urgently need to know how the UK will replace billions of pounds of vital EU regional aid funding, the LGA has warned.
There were also new bills proposed on building safety, the environment, serious violence, sentencing, the NHS, health service safety investigations, broadband and trade, while the Domestic Abuse Bill was carried …
The Prime Minister has committed more than £1.3 billion of extra funding to support 100 towns across England and help improve transport, broadband and cultural infrastructure.
With his premiership now well under way, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has some huge challenges ahead of him, not least Brexit.
As a politically-led, cross-party organisation, the LGA’s work in Parliament is integral to ensuring that local government has a strong, credible voice in Westminster.
A Liberal Democrat government would “oversee a devolution revolution,” including a replacement for the mayoral model, the LGA’s annual conference was told.