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11 May 2026

Local elections 2026: Sweeping Reform gains, deep Labour losses

Labour suffer deep losses, Reform make sweeping gains, the Conservatives suffer in their traditional county council heartlands, and the Green win their first elected mayors.[more...]

08 May 2026

School sports funding

More than 70 UK sporting bodies have called on the Government to reconsider £120 million of cuts to school sports funding in England. The proposed cuts… [more...]

08 May 2026

Treasury management issues ‘increasingly causing’ audit backstop date failures

An increasing amount of local authority audits are being held up by treasury management issues, with some resulting in a failure to meet statutory backstop dates.more...]

08 May 2026

Iran war could cost Treasury up to £8bn a year, finds IPPR

Higher debt interest payments and lost tax revenue due to prolonged conflict in the Middle East could cost the Treasury up to £8bn a year, the… [more...]

06 May 2026

Council tax is soaring, but where does the money actually go?

Despite upping taxes and penalties, local authorities are finding themselves in increasingly precarious financial positions as elections loom [more...]