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Thank you to all
who visited us at our joint stand with the ALC at this year’s Annual Labour
Conference. Cllr Nick Forbes and Cllr
Lib Peck spoke from the conference stage on behalf of Labour in local government, we held packed ‘Be A Councillor’ and ‘Labour Women Councillors
taskforce’ fringe events and hosted with the ALC councillors reception.
Catch up on all the local government highlights of
conference via our twitter page here.
Leader of the
Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn MP addressed conference on the final day with a speech on Labour’s plans on a range of policy issues, from
housing and education to international relations.
Over the course
of the week a series of Shadow Front bench and Local Government speakers addressed
conference on a variety of issues, we’ve included some here:
- Andrew Gwynne
MP addressed conference on Labour’s plans for local government
- John McDonnell
MP gave a speech to conference on Labour’s plans for the economy
- Angela Rayner
MP addressed conference on Labour’s plans for a
National Education Service
- Jonathan Ashworth MP spoke about the importance of
supporting the National Health Service during his speech
Nick
Forbes on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme
about Labour’s pledge to build at least 100,000 homes a year and to make it
easier for councils to deliver homes in their area. Listen
here.
Care
workers were celebrated at the first Hackney Care Worker Awards this week in a
ceremony which also saw the Council sign up to UNISON's ethical
care charter.
Newcastle City Council have been given £800,000
from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund for a new city centre square.
Norwich
City Council has taken active steps to regenerate and develop its historic 900
year old market and is winning awards for its efforts.
East
Lancashire and Blackburn welcome Labour pledge to boost councils.
Ipswich will play vital role in bringing 80,000
jobs to East Anglia by 2036.
Birmingham City Council elects new leader.
Brighton
and Hove Council have agreed a £300m
major regeneration plan.
Theresa May
promises £10 billion Help to Buy boost.
Universal credit
rollout going ahead as planned, David Gauke suggests.
‘Sending the
young to prison solves nothing’ (LGA referenced).
Uber loses its London license.
Two thirds of
councils have had to cut back on lifeline services for drug and alcohol abuse.
Monarch Airlines,
the UK’s fifth biggest airline company, has ceased trading.
Cardiff Council
fund roll-up Solar Panels.
State of the
Art homes are first council houses
built by Swansea council for 40 years.
Newport awarded dementia friendly city status.
Keir Starmer MP,
Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, comments on the latest round of Brexit negotiations.
Emily Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting
on events in Catalonia.
Gauke could and should immediately end
the misery caused by the six week wait for Universal Credit -
Debbie Abrahams MP.
John Healey MP ‘No new thinking from
Sajid Javid after seven
years of Tory failure on housing’.
The Government must ensure the safe
return of Monarch passengers and provide the leadership that has so far been missing - Andy McDonald MP.
Dogs Trust survey on stray dogs and microchipping - LGA response
Average house price is now eight times the average wage, councils
warn
Greater curbs needed on gambling advertising, councils urge
Boris Johnson has no place in
a 'responsible government',
says Nicky Morgan MP.
Women
shout “shame on you” as Tory minister says they should get apprenticeships when they
lose pension.
Unemployed people in Glasgow should 'get
on their bikes' and join 'gorgeous women' on English farms, says Tory MP.
There were 3 by elections held on 21 September 2017
Oadby & Wigston BC,
Oadby Uplands
Lib Dem 435 [39.0%; +3.3%]
Labour 384 [34.5%; +1.1%]
Conservative 295 [26.5%; -4.4%]
Lib Dem gain from Labour
Chesterfield
BC, Holmebrook
Lib Dem 510 [50.0%; +22.1%]
Labour 435 [42.6%; -8.8%]
Conservative 62 [6.1%; -7,4%]
Independent 14 [14.%; +1.4%]
[Peace Party 0 [0.0%; -7.3%]]
Lib Dem gain from Labour
Waveney
DC, Oulton Broad
Conservative 527 [50.2%; -6.8%]
Labour 357 [34.0%; -9.0%]
UKIP 112 [10.7%; +10.7%]
Lib Dem 54 [5.1%; +5.1%]
Conservative hold
There are 8 by-elections taking place on 5 October 2017
Adur
DC, Mash Barn
Cheshire
East UA, Crewe East
Hertsmere
BC, Borehamwood Kenilworth
Hinckley
& Bosworth BC, Burbage, Sketchley & Stretton
Redcar
& Cleveland UA, St Germain’s
Salford
MB, Claremont
South
Buckinghamshire DC, Burnham Lent Rise & Taplow
Warwick
DC, Stoneleigh & Cubbington
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