Waltham Forest council is to offer extra time off to staff
whose babies are born prematurely.
Cllr Linda Thomas has been elected the new
leader of Bolton Council. Cllr Cliff
Morris stepped down as leader at the end of 2017.
Cllr Alice Perry writes about the forthcoming Labour
Party National Policy Forum.
Communities secretary, Sajid Javid, has confirmed a
two-year stay on high-value asset payments after Islington Cllr Diarmaid Ward’s 61-day
Twitter campaign.
Many tributes have been paid to
Tameside Leader Cllr Kieron Quinn who sadly passed away following a heart
attack.
The Association of Labour Councillors (ALC) and LGA
Labour Group Local Government Conference will take place on Friday and Saturday
2/3 February 2018.
This event is an
opportunity for Labour’s local government family to meet and discuss a range of
issues relevant to local government and Labour. In addition to keynote speakers
and plenary sessions, there will be a series of policy and campaigning workshops.
Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP is confirmed to speak along with many other members of
Labour’s front bench team.
The details are:
Friday 2 February 2018, 19.30 – 22.30 Drinks reception and dinner
Saturday 3 February 2018, 09.00 – 17.00 Local Government Conference
The conference will be held at East Midlands Conference
Centre, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RJ. To book your place please visit
our website. Please note we are only
able to take online bookings with a debit or credit card. Reserve your place now
Newly
elected Councillors are entitled to a free conference pass. You should have
received an email from the ALC explaining how to book your place. If you have
any queries please email councillors@labour.org.uk for further information. If you intend to come to the
dinner you will need to buy a ticket for that.
Newport City Council has approved a £12 million loan towards the redevelopment of a
prominent building into offices and a hotel.
Labour demands Theresa May reverse Toby Young appointment due to his
'misogyny and homophobia'.
Rail fare rises under Tories are ‘truly
staggering’ – Andy McDonald MP.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have once again failed those that
they have a duty to support - Andrew Gwynne MP.
Councils forced to spend valuable resources tackling
effects of Universal Credit.
Sadiq Khan reveals London's one-hour 'bus hopper' ticket
is to go unlimited this month.
Jeremy Hunt
has apologised to patients whose operations were cancelled after hospitals reported extraordinary
winter pressures.
Trials to make people show identification before they can vote could unfairly
affect older people who are less likely to possess photo ID or have access to
other documents, the Labour party and charities have warned.
Tory members
'a breed apart' from other main parties, study finds.
‘I’ll eat
you alive’ - Angela Rayner interview in The Spectator.
Christchurch
Council is to ask the Government to stop plans to merge all the county's councils into two
single authorities.
The
Government has been urged to give £38 million to the Metropolitan Police to help pay for
the investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire.
Karen Buck MP
is introducing a private members bill that would give tenants living in unfit
housing the power to take action against the landlord to make them put right
any hazards that make the property unfit, and seek compensation when the
landlord hasn’t done so. Karen is asking people to show their support by
signing her petition.
LGA responds to CRIDE and National Deaf
Children's Society report on specialist support
LGA responds to disposable coffee cup
report
LGA on farming subsidies: local areas also
need clarity on EU regional aid funding post Brexit
NHS winter crisis should prompt government
to fully fund social care, warn councils
London Collaborative Leadership Masterclass Friday, 19
January 2018 10.00-17.00 18 Smith
Square, London
This highly engaging one-day masterclass will help
councillors make the most of the new partnership landscape. Councillors
attending the masterclass will learn what makes for successful partnerships and
how to structure conversations that build trust, establish common purpose and
address how partners can work together in new ways. This masterclass is open to
all councillors and will be particularly useful for those who have a leadership
role where partnership building is crucial.
This masterclass is free. Please contact Grace Collins to book a place grace.collins@local.gov.uk.
The Smith
Institute
Launch of new report: “Out of Contract: time to move on
from the ‘love in’ with outsourcing and PFI”.
The first in an occasional series of Smith Institute seminars planned for
2018: 'What Needs to Change'.
Committee
Room 16, House of Commons, Monday 22nd January from 5 to 6.30pm
with authors David Walker and John Tizard.
Panel
responses from:
- Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary (confirmed)
- Christina McAnea, Assistant General Secretary UNISON (confirmed)
- Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader Waltham Forest Council and Executive Member, Association of Labour Councils (TBC)
Contracting out
is shrouded in secrecy and there is little public scrutiny over the multi-billion
pound deals that these large, often global, private companies have struck with
Whitehall, local government and government agencies. Despite the lack of
oversight, outsourcing and PFI contracts have become part of the DNA of
government. But, how effective has it been for the public sector and service
users; has it really delivered the promised savings and improvements in
service delivery; and what have been the social costs and impacts on staff?
According
to Walker and Tizard the state is not getting a fair deal. They acknowledge the
costs and complexities of rescinding contracts, but make the case for a root
and branch review and tighter regulations, with a preference for in-house and
not-for-profit provision.
We are
delighted that Jon Trickett MP, the Shadow Cabinet Secretary who is
leading Labour’s preparations for Government, has confirmed that he will
join Christina McAnea, Assistant General Secretary at UNISON,
in responding to the report. We have also invited Cllr Clare Coghill, Leader
of Waltham Forest Council to join the panel.
To book
your free place please register.
UK Power Network’s first Local Government Forum
UK Power Networks are inviting Labour councillors to attend their first Local Government Forum, at which they will be discussing Community Energy, Electric Vehicle Charging, Fuel Poverty and Protecting Vulnerable Residents. They are keen to hear views from all local councillors, about the energy opportunities and challenges in their local area
10.00am – 4pm on Thursday 11th January 2018 Central Hall Westminster, Storey's Gate, London SW1H 9NH
Free entry for councillors, including complimentary breakfast and lunch. To book your place please register here, and if you have any questions, please contact Tom Martin on 020 7566 6463.
Windsor council leader calls for removal
of homeless before royal wedding.
Tory MP couple nickname
their baby 'Brexit Clifford'.
A former Ukip
Councillor, Stephen Searle, has been charged with the murder of his wife Anne, 62, at their home in Stowmarket,
Suffolk.
Anger as Tory
MP claims children from Lambeth more likely to go to prison than university.
The Tory cabinet
reshuffle descended into chaos after the Tories announce wrong person as
party chairman.
By-election results from 4 January 2018
Hertsmere BC, Borehamwood Cowley
Lab 709 [59.8%; +3.4%] Con 381 [32.2%; -11.5%] UKIP 57 [4.8%; +4.8%] LD 20 [1.7%; +1.7%] Green 18 [1.5%; +1.5%] Labour gain from Conservatives
By-elections taking place on 11 January
2018
Kent CC, Birchington
& Rural Lancashire CC, Wyre
Rural Central Thanet DC, Thanet
Villages Wyre BC, Preesall – 11th
January 2018
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