19 h. ago Labour plots political oversight of Sentencing Council after 'two

Shabana Mahmood is proposing that she, and all future Justice Secretaries, will be able to veto Sentencing Council proposals

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32 h. ago 'Eyesore' £18,000 mural Labour council painted without permission sparks war with locals who have branded it 'hideous'

Enfield Council, in north London, commissioned the brightly coloured To Autumn artwork on the side of Enfield Town Library, claiming it celebrates local culture.

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3 d. ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Labour council axes funding for morris dancers in 'blackface' row

Sandbach Town Council voted to remove £6,000 of funding to the local group for the next two years, which goes towards the hosting of an annual Day of Dance event.

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1 week ago Labour council bans residents from using fireworks on Bonfire Night after red pandas 'killed by stress' from the loud bangs

Last year Edinburgh Zoo vets blamed the death of three-month-old panda kit Roxie and its mother on her reaction to fireworks in the local area.

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1 week ago Former Scottish Labour Fife councillor joins Reform where her values ‘are most aligned’

Two councillors in Fife have now switched to Nigel Farage’s Reform party.

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3 w. ago KEMI BADENOCH: Labour's council tax rises are a cynical raid on the very people who keep this country going

Rachel Reeves 's business-squeezing budget has led to rising unemployment, lower growth and a stagnant economy. As ever, Labour's answer is even more tax rises.

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3 w. ago Leader of Cardiff Council in Labour shortlist for 2026 Senedd elections

The leader of Cardiff Council has been shortlisted as a Labour candidate for the Senedd elections alongside some of his council colleagues

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3 w. ago Labour council leader breached code of conduct over financial connection to company director

EXCLUSIVE: The Inverclyde council leader has apologised for the "inadvertent breach" of the councillors' code of conduct.

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3 w. ago Londoners face ‘maximum’ council tax hikes to limit huge funding blow from Labour reforms, warns IFS

Cash for inner London town halls will be 11-12% lower in 2028-29 in real terms under the reforms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

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3 w. ago Inner London boroughs will be big losers in Labour's plan to shake

Cash for inner London town halls will be 11-12% lower in 2028-29 in real terms under the reforms, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

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