Tom Riordan, the former chief executive of Leeds City Council, has been appointed permanent secretary at the Ministry of ...

Six Labour MPs are vying to become chair to the Commons housing, communities & local government committee. The role is vacant ...

Senior party figures believe the performance of Reform councils will help decide whether the party enters government ...

Council leaders that had backed the proposed reorganisation have also expressed frustration at the government’s decision to ...

A district and local MPs have asked for more information after Essex CC announced plans for private security patrols. The ...

The sector is reeling from the government's announcement that local government reorganisation is under review. The Ministry ...

Cornwall Council’s chief executive Kate Kennally is on a “leave of absence”, with “interim leadership arrangements” due to be ...

Communities Secretary Angela Rayner has told the Commons that the government’s ambition to have new strategic authorities in ...

Nigel Farage has urged Reform UK council groups to “do the right thing” if any of their members are involved in “wrongdoing”.

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 Parliament ...

The review of local government reorganisation decisions must address the root cause of issues to be effective, writes head of content Kirsty Weakley.