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07 Sep 2026

Ministers to review LGR Decisions

The government will review local government reorganisation decisions after getting updated legal advice.
Communities secretary Angela Rayner is due to make an announcement today in…[more...]

10 Sep 2026

Tourism Levy

It is reported that the Government is set to announce plans to permit mayors in England to introduce a tourism levy for people staying overnight, as… [more...]

10 Sep 2026

Burnham on defence and social security spending

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the Government remains committed to increasing defence spending to 3.5 per cent of GDP by 2035, with a target date… [more...]

09 Sep 2026

Call for mayors to get a share of corporation tax

Centre for Cities has called for government to extend fiscal devolution to corporation tax to incentivise mayors to focus on growth.
In a briefing published… [more...]

09 Sep 2026

Phil Triggs: LGPS pooling – now the difficult part

Pooling’s infrastructure and architecture are largely in place; the challenge now is making the system work, writes the tri-borough director of treasury and pensions at Westminster… [more...]