More spending on local priorities
An extra £30 billion of spending was announced in the Budget in March, much of it aimed at dealing with the coronavirus outbreak.
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Devolution for counties
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.
Call for EU funding certaint
Councils urgently need to know how the UK will replace billions of pounds of vital EU regional aid funding, the LGA has warned.
Devolution and social care in Queen’s Speech
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 …
Cash and devo boost for towns
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.
Brexit, devolution and funding: the challenges ahead
With his premiership now well under way, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has some huge challenges ahead of him, not least Brexit.
Shaping the devolution debate
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.
Lib Dems pledge ‘devolution revolution’
A Liberal Democrat government would “oversee a devolution revolution,” including a replacement for the mayoral model, the LGA’s annual conference was told.