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Ministers will argue that newly created mayoralties need more time to complete reorganisationUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters are to postpone elections for new mayors in four parts of England, prompting accusations from opposition parties tha…
Reform leader claims he has had letters of support over racism allegations, but that those letters also described some of his comments as offensiveNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, said that in Essex county council elections were postponed. He said d…
Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-ShogbamimuA Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing Sadiq Khan as a “narcissistic Pakistani” and saying a black Br…
In Budapest, political disputes and aging infrastructure have led to cascading problems, and prolonged closings, at several of the city’s beloved baths.
Councils will end contracts allowing private enforcers to receive 50% to 100% of each fine servedMinisters have signalled an imminent crackdown on so-called “for-profit” litter enforcement arrangements in England, where private firms are paid for each …
Royal Borough of Kensington and Westminster city council investigate whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham reports hack to the ICOThree London councils have reported a cyber-attack, sparking the roll out of emergency plans as they…
Mid and East Antrim council to start process of removing Carrickfergus street’s association with disgraced royalA Northern Ireland council has agreed to rename a street called Prince Andrew Way after the former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Mid and…
Downing Street does not deny that justice secretary, David Lammy, is considering scrapping juries for most trialsJohn McFall is standing down early as Lord Speaker in the House of Lords so that he can care for his wife, Joan, who has was Parkinson’s. A…
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central governmentMore than 2,000 children who have been trafficked or who arrived in the UK alone to claim asylum disappeared from social services’ care last y…
The changes could see funding boosts for Reform-led councils in the north with high levels of deprivation Deprived towns and cities in the Midlands and the north of England are the big winners in a shake-up of local authority funding that will redirect…