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19 Jun 2026

What Burnham could mean for local government

LGC looks at what Andy Burnham’s tenure as mayor tells us about what local government can expect if he does become prime minister.
Unsurprisingly Mr…[more...]

14 Jul 2026

Adult Social Care

A report by the Care Quality Commission has found more than a third of adult social care services provided by councils in England are rated as… [more...]

14 Jul 2026

Burnham cements Labour leadership with backing of 349 MPs

Andy Burnham has secured 349 nominations from Labour MPs, making him the sole candidate for the Labour leadership and the next Prime Minister. [more...]

14 Jul 2026

Allow councils to put up council tax by as much as they want, MPs tell Burnham

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Government has told the next Prime Minister to allow councils to increase council tax by as much as they want.… [more...]

14 Jul 2026

Sigoma chair: ‘Recovery grant needs to be mainlined’

Chris Cooke tells LGC why Sigoma is pushing for a 10-year funding settlement and why he unexpectedly became a politician. [more...]