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Newham's HeadStart helping
the borough's young people with their mental health.
Cambridge
City Council is supporting
events taking place in
the city to mark this year’s national Refugee Week.
Sir
Elton John delivered the annual Princess of Wales HIV lecture at an event
hosted by the National AIDS Trust on June 8 and praised the work done
by Lambeth Council in
setting up the world’s first social impact bond to improve HIV diagnosis and
treatment.
Social
services praised for looking after Bolton's most
vulnerable children.
Sheffield
City Council is
set to receive
£363,000 this year to combat rough sleeping across the city.
Labour's
Janet Daby wins Lewisham East in by-election.
Government
capitulation on FOBTs “pathetic” – Tom Watson MP
500,000 patients are being
let down by this Government’s sustained underfunding – Jonathan Ashworth
MP.
By cutting other council services
is no way to fix the social care crisis – Barbara Keeley MP
Cardiff
council wants to buy at least 100 properties and turn them into new social housing.
The
nomination process for appointments to the LGA Boards 2018/19 is now open. All
details can be found on the LGA
Labour website.
If
you are interested in applying to a position on an LGA
Policy Board, the LGA Leadership
Board, Councillors
Forum, or a Workforce
Employer Body, we would encourage you to read the policy
board descriptions and
role
descriptions.
Members
are required to complete an application form and submit it with a 250-word
supporting statement. It is important to outline all your experience and areas
of interest to enable us to make the most effective appointments to policy
leadership positions at the LGA.
You
will find the application
form here. We will
require consent from your Group Leader - a consent form is included in the
application form.
Applications
will close at 5pm on Friday 6 July. Successful nominations will be
announced on Monday 23 July.
Appointments
are made by the elected Labour Group Officers, using the principles outlined on
the LGA
Labour website.
Please
note: we are only able to accept nominations by email. Please email your
completed self-nomination form to lewis.addlington-lee@local.gov.uk.
The Next
Generation Programme for 2018-19 is now open for applications. The programme
offers ambitious and talented councillors an unparalleled political development
opportunity, uniquely developed within party political traditions and with
party political experts. Next Generation aims to support and encourage councillors
to be bold and confident political leaders, progress in your political career
and be champions of local government.
To apply to be
part of the Next Generation you will need to have been a councillor for at
least one year as well as be a Group Leader, Portfolio Shadow, Chair of
Scrutiny, Portfolio Holder or Service Committee Chair – or your Group Leader
agrees that you are likely to be so within a year. There is a competitive
application process, which closes on Tuesday 31 July. You will need sign off from your Group Leader
to apply. The programme will run over the weekends of 20/21 October (London), 1/2 December (Warwick) and 19/20 January 2019 (Manchester). Participants must attend all of the three weekends.
There is no
cost to attend the programme, all meals and accommodation will be provided
including pre-night accommodation where required. However attendees must cover their own travel
costs. If you would like further information about the programme, please email Martin Angus.
To apply please
complete the on-line application process.
LGA
responds to NHS 70th anniversary funding announcement
LGA responds to Lord Darzi report on
social care
LGA responds to NAO report on Universal
Credit
LGA responds to latest school offer
statistics
LGA responds to NHS confederation poll on
adult social care spending
LGA responds to the Brexit Health
Alliance's briefing on public health
Our parliamentary lobbying is integral to what we
do for councils and we know from our membership survey that our
lobbying on behalf of local government is important to you. We recently launched our LGA in Parliament report 2017/18, in
which we are delighted to update on how we have been working with
parliamentarians to ensure the LGA is the national voice for councils. In it we
summarise our campaigning on policy and legislation, setting out the work we
have undertaken to help achieve positive change for councils and their
residents.
A Tory Party
Vice-Chair defended a councillor's anti-muslim
facebook posts
The Tory leader of
Kent County Council has claimed part-time workers are putting family before their jobs
Rebel
Tories ready to collapse the government over EU bill
Saturday 23
June 2018, 9:30-16:30 (followed by drinks reception on roof terrace).
Local
Government Association, 18 Smith Square, Westminster, London, SW1P 3HZ.
The LGA Labour
Group will be holding an event for new London Labour councillors:
The day will be
a mix of plenary and breakout sessions. Speakers include:
- Cllr Clare Coghill - Leader Waltham Forest and
LGA London Rep
- Cllr Lib Peck - Leader of Lambeth and Deputy
Leader of the LGA Labour Group
- Mark Lloyd - Chief Executive, Local Government
Association
- Andrew Gwynne MP - Shadow Communities and Local
Government Secretary
- Ayesha Hazarika and Marie Le Conte – building up
a media profile
- Cllr Alice Perry – NEC rep
- Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham
- Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham
Please note that this event is only open to newly elected London
Labour Councillors elected for the first time on Thursday 3 May 2018.
To register new
councillors should email lewis.addlington-lee@local.gov.uk with their name and authority.
By-elections held on 14
June 2018
Doncaster
MB, Town
Lab 1084 [46.8%; +7.7%]
YP 570 [24.6%; -1.1%]
Grn 294 [12.7%; -1.0%]
Con 260 [11.2%; -10.3%]
LD 66 [2.8%; +2.8%]
Ind 43 [1.9%; +1.9%]
Labour
hold
LB
Southwark, London Bridge & West Bermondsey (special election)
Liberal Democrats 1,340
Labour Party 1,215
Green Party 191
Labour Party 1,239
Conservative Party 221
Liberal Democrats 1,270
Labour Party 1,171
Conservative Party 205
Liberal Democrats 1,281
Conservative Party 291
Green Party 215
3 Lib Dems elected,
Percentage changes not available
By-elections taking place
on 21 June 2018:
South Northamptonshire DC,
Whittlewood
Charnwood BC, Quorn &
Mountsorrel Castle
South Northamptonshire DC,
Astwell
Basildon BC, Lee Chapel
Fenland DC, Birch
West Somerset DC, Alcombe
Basingstoke & Deane
BC, Kempshott
Basildon BC, Pitsea South
East
Watford BC, Oxhey
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