Committed to a genuine partnership
Once again, Labour councillors from across England and Wales came together on the second weekend of February for our annual Labour Local Government Conference in Warwick.
Once again, Labour councillors from across England and Wales came together on the second weekend of February for our annual Labour Local Government Conference in Warwick.
We are looking forward to our Liberal Democrat spring conference in York in March, where local government will be central to the party’s debates.
I am writing this after a busy, but very enjoyable, Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.
Across the UK, 76 councils have a Liberal Democrat leader, with the party holding the deputy leadership in a further 16 administrations.
The establishment of the Reform UK Group Office at the LGA marks a historic moment.
As I reminded my party’s conference in September, there were local elections this May – as well as the amazing general election results, where a record 72 Lib Dem MPs were returned.
The LGA will be working to secure the future of local services at this autumn’s party conferences.
Welcome to all our MPs, ministers and valued members.
As you sit down to read this issue of first, the Liberal Democrats will be gathering for their autumn conference in Bournemouth, with a packed agenda looking at a range of issues with local government at the centre.
Government ministers and the Leader of the Opposition attended LGA events at their party conferences