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12 Nov 2026

UK economy grew by 0.7% between July and September

The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the UK economy grew by 0.7 per cent between July and September this year, the…[more...]

12 Nov 2026

Councils to plug gap after Homes for Ukraine funds cut

Three councils have announced that they will top up the difference after the government cut “thank you” payments to hosts accommodating Ukrainian refugees.
Amid fears… [more...]

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.
When… [more...]

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...]