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We have postponed our Internal Elections and LGA Appointments
process until after the General Election. We will begin all processes on Friday
9 June 2017.
Self-nomination for elections will close on 16 June
2017. Ballot papers will be sent out to Group Leaders on 19 June 2017 and will
close on 30 June 2017.
The deadline for self-nomination forms for LGA
Appointments will close 3 July 2017. If you are away during the submission
period, please ask a colleague or your political group office to send your
completed form in on your behalf.
Please email anthie.zachariou@local.gov.uk if you have any questions.
Good
luck to all Labour candidates standing for election on Thursday.
First
look at Newcastle's £65m office scheme at city's Science
Central development
Blackpool
beach has received an international quality mark for the second time.
Islington
and Camden councils are set to continue providing free school
meals for
all primary-age children until 2025 as part of a contract worth as much as
£75m.
Doncaster
Council’s Trading Standards team has
successfully removed over 169,640 cigarettes and 54kg of hand rolling tobacco from
Doncaster premises between April 2016 and April 2017.
Market
traders in Croydon are to return to the heart of Surrey Street as the
first phase of its £1.1m upgrade comes to an end.
Leeds
City Council has signed a contract with Kier Construction
to turn the site of the former Whinmoor pub on Stanks Lane South in Swarcliffe
into 22 new two-bedroom semi-detached houses.
Live
music and entertainment, a street market
and boat trips were among the array of activities taking place at Leicester’s Riverside
Festival.
Donald
Trump confirms withdrawal from Paris Agreement on
climate change in huge blow for global deal.
The NHS
and social care system is facing an increase in the
cost of looking after elderly people within the next few years, according to new
research by the Lancet.
Early exposure to lead could raise autism
risk (£)
A million more
carers needed to cope with ageing population (£)
Brexit expat pensioners 'may cost NHS millions'
London
terror attack: Government 'lied' about
police numbers before atrocity, former chief inspector claims.
Theresa
May must resign over security
failures that
led to recent terror attacks, says David Cameron's former policy guru.
Newport City
Council has welcomed the latest recycling figures which reveal it is
currently meeting the Welsh Government target.
A new
cabinet has been unveiled in Swansea to deliver
priorities including the £1.3 billion City Deal, indoor arena and City of
Culture bid for 2021.
Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech on Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn, gave a speech at an event at York Science Park.
Rebecca Long-Bailey gave a speech on Labour’s industrial strategy.
The next Labour Government will put rail passengers first by putting the brakes on rapidly increasing rail
fares and saving commuters £1,014 on their season tickets
In light of the
General Election, we’ve been working hard on your behalf with the Labour policy
team who are drafting the manifesto. We have written to them, to set out the
key policy pledges that we want the manifesto to commit to. We have also
published a briefing that sets out the key commitments
we want adopted in order to help all parts of local government better support
our communities and deliver on the challenges facing the nation. If you have
any key figures from the Party in your patch hopefully you'll be able to
restate our lines in your discussions with them.
Event for newly elected councillors from
the East of England.
10:00-14:00, Friday 16 June, Moller
Centre, Cambridge.
The event will
include lunch, and will be focused on being an effective 21st century
councillor in a changing political environment. The event will focus on some
key themes:
Introduction to
the LGA & political leadership development
Community
Leadership: what is 21st century community leadership? Who are your community
stakeholders? How do you get to know the needs and aspirations of your
community now that you have been elected? (including those who didn’t vote for
you)
Role of a
community leader:
Leader of place
(what does it mean to work across the locality in partnership with others)
Broker –
coordinating relationships, working with partners & developing new
connections
Advocate
Catalyst –
enabling citizens to do things for themselves
Entrepreneur –
working with citizens and partners to encourage local vitality & develop
new solutions
Key theme
throughout: modern (including digital) ways of reaching communities, how to
work in partnership and “new ways of working”/new models of delivery for
council services.
For further
information or to book a place at the session we ask councillors to email: ben.smith@local.gov.uk.
The outgoing Tory Mayor of
Peterborough sensationally quit politics stunning councillors and costing the
Conservatives their majority at the Town Hall.
Nigel Farage is 'person of
interest' in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia.
Tory Parliamentary candidate
Craig Mackinlay charged over election expenses.
A Tory candidate who describes himself as a "successful businessman"
has racked up almost £30,000 in unpaid court orders in the last five years.
Tim Farron refuses to tell LBC radio caller that homosexuality
is not a sin.
A Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate has said she believes “feminising
hormones in the water supply” are affecting people’s sexuality.
Tory candidate tells
hustings: I’m really pleased we have foodbanks then threatens to call police on angry
disabled voter.
Outrage as far-right
leader linked to Marine Le Pen spotted campaigning for Conservatives.
Harrow West Conservative
owns stake in husband's firm that helps wealthy people pay less tax using tax havens
There
were no by-elections on 1 June 2017
There are 8
by-elections taking place on 8 June 2017
Broadland
DC, Cotishall
Canterbury
BC, Westgate
Leicester
UA, Castle
Mid
Sussex DC, Hassocks
North
Kesteven DC, Ashby de la Launde & Cranwell
North
Kesteven DC, Heighington & Washborough
North
Lincolnshire UA, Brumby – 8th June 2017
West
Berkshire UA, Thatcham South & Cookham
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