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11 Nov 2026

Rayner: ‘Steve Reed did a good job on LGR’

Pausing and delaying local government reorganisation was necessary so that Angela Rayner could be “confident” in the decisions, the communities secretary told MPs today.
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11 Nov 2026

Casey: ‘No-one is in charge of social care’

The “lack of ‘stewardship’ of social care” contributed to failings during the pandemic, Baroness Louise Casey is expected to say later today.
Ahead of her… [more...]

11 Nov 2026

Rayner: No plans to review council tax

Communities secretary Angela Rayner has told MPs she is “not doing any work behind the scenes on council tax”, despite her predecessor saying he was reviewing… [more...]

11 Nov 2026

Unitary explores legal challenge to funding settlement

Windsor and Maidenhead RBC is exploring the possibility of a legal challenge to its funding settlement from government.
The council’s deputy leader Lynne Jones (Ind)… [more...]

11 Nov 2026

LAO launch expected ‘within weeks’

The Local Audit Office (LAO) is expected to be launched within the next few weeks, according to a sector representative in discussions with the government about… [more...]