Arooj Shah returns as leader of Oldham Council

Arooj Shah has been elected as new Labour group leader in Oldham and thus the new leader of the Council. Arooj was previously leader in...

Salford Councillor elected for Cotswolds seat will stand down

Chris Twells, the Lib Dem with two council Seats in Salford and the Cotswolds has said that he will be resigning from Salford council. Speaking after...

Oldham council looking for its fourth leader after Amanda Chadderton is ousted in local...

Oldham Council will be looking for its fourth leader leader Amanda Chadderton has lost her seat by just 21 votes in what she described...

Manchester study asks Are ethnic and religious minority voters key to election success?

New research led by experts from The University of Manchester, the University of St Andrews, the University of Essex and the University of Nottingham...

Local authority campaign group launches manifesto for a sustainable and fair future

The Government could achieve significant success with its Levelling Up agenda with simple changes like ending councils pitching against each other for funds, business...

MPs call for reform of Child Maintenance Service to help tackle child poverty

Efforts to reduce child poverty are being hindered by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) being slow and ineffective on enforcement for some parents and...

Government scuppers Labour’s attempts to regulate sewage overflows into our rivers

The Government has said that it will legislate to force water companies to meet sewage discharge targets as it tried to scupper Labour’s attempts...

Labour suspends Whip from Dianne Abbott over anti semitic article

The Labour Party have suspended the whip from its former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott It follows an article that she wrote in this...

Raab resigns but goes out fighting

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government after an independent report found he had bullied officials The report, by Adam Tolley KC,...

PM won’t be making any decision tonight over Raab bullying report says No 10

Rishi Sunak will not be making a decision on Dominic Raab’s future tonight, after the Prime Minister received an independent report into allegations of...