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Councillors vote for motion asking officers to compile report on future of how islands are runOrkney council is to investigate winning greater independence, including possible deals with Nordic nations, after accusing Scottish ministers of consistently…
Government wins Commons vote despite scores of Tory backbenchers joining Labour in abstained on the voteMPs have voted to ban public bodies from boycotting Israel and other countries, despite a rebellion of 86 Conservative MPs, some of whom said the ba…
Rebel group of 50 have voiced objections to the bill designed to stop public bodies boycotting IsraelAs many as 50 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against a government measure due to be debated on Monday that would impose fines on public bodi…
Local government minister Lee Rowley says he has concerns about value for money for taxpayersA minister has ordered a Cambridgeshire council to end its “experiment” with a four-day working week.South Cambridgeshire district council had announced plans …
LGA says services being put at risk by huge cost and calls way Whitehall funds scheme not fit for purposeCouncils in England are being hit by a “completely unsustainable” annual bill of more than £450m to prop up the free bus pass scheme, according to …
Daisy Goodwin expresses disappointment with government response to formal complaint against Tory ex-mayoral hopefulA woman who claimed she was groped by the former Tory mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski when he worked at Downing Street has said she is cons…
Peabody yet to restore park after finishing construction work in 2020, leaving children with no green spaceFamilies in south London are demanding that an award-winning developer reopens a park that was boarded up in 2016 for the construction of new hom…
Conzo Throb and Ciaran Glöbel say they created drumming rodent to highlight hypocritical attitudes to graffitiA pair of street artists have claimed responsibility for the hoax Banksy that appeared in Glasgow city centre last week, saying the reaction t…
GLA data reveals over 1,700 more people on the streets compared with last year amid cost of living crisisRough sleeping is soaring in London with over 1,700 more people on the streets than last year – a 21% rise, according to figures from the Greater L…
Voter ID and staffing crisis among issues testing ‘creaking’ system, says Association of Electoral AdministratorsThe next general election could encounter significant problems due to a mass of changes to the voting system, including mandatory ID, piled…