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Newcastle City
Council has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of
anti-Semitism.
Mayor of
Doncaster, Ros Jones, has made the shortlist for the 2018 World Mayor
Prize, which was announced
on 4 September 2018. You can vote for Ros here
Sunderland's majestic Northern
Spire bridge is complete.
Cllr Alice Perry’s NEC
Report – 4 September 2018
London Labour housing leads have
demanded Government ends letting fees and “extortionate” deposits for
private renters.
Jeremy
Corbyn MP slams private water companies for running ‘crumbling’ system as
Labour analysis reveals water lost through leakages is equivalent to the total
volume of Loch Ness.
Final
boundary recommendations are nothing but an undemocratic power
grab – Cat Smith MP.
Another
Tory Council faces collapse from cuts – Andrew Gwynne MP.
Cat
Smith MP, Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs, recently
announced a bold vision for building a statutory youth service which was
launched alongside a consultation. Cat’s team are encouraging members to submit
evidence to this consultation, which can be found on Labour’s policy forum
website.
A
model motion has also been produced supporting Labour’ campaign for statutory
youth services to table at their next council meeting. If you have any
questions, please contact Liam Budd, Cat Smith’s political adviser, via liam.budd@parliament.uk
Cllr
Anthony Hunt, Leader of Torfaen Council, is cycling from Land's End to John
O'Groats to raise money for The
Prince's Trust.
Conservation
specialists have started crucial restoration work to preserve one of
Swansea's most iconic former industrial buildings.
Over
the summer, the LGA launched its own social care Green Paper to kick start
a national debate on how we provide adult social care. The paper and subsequent
consultation, called “The Lives We Want to Lead”, was prompted as the Government took the decision to delay the long awaited adult social care green
paper to the autumn. Local authorities, Parliamentarians and stakeholders are
all encouraged to read the paper and to respond to the consultation, which
closes at the end of September.
LGA responds to Government's health and
social care staff consultation
LGA responds to Fawcett Society report
on women's representation in local government
LGA responds to Independent Age report
'A taxing question'
LGA responds to NAHT report on SEND
funding
LGA responds to rough sleeping
initiative funding
PAS is delivering an all day
conference on the new NPPF in London and Leeds for councillors. It will
look at the newly-published NPPF, recognising the challenges and opportunities
that it brings.
Places at the conferences will be for local authority
councillors who are leading planning in their local authorities. Places will be free but there will be limitations on the
number of attendees from individual authorities.
The Government is
preparing new statutory guidance on overview and scrutiny in local government.
This will be published in December 2018. The Centre for Public Scrutiny has
been commissioned by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government
(MHCLG) to draft parts of the guidance.
Tories in civil war after Boris Johnson Brexit 'suicide vest' remarks.
To commemorate the
centenary of the end of the First World War, The Royal British Legion is saying
Thank You to all who served, sacrificed and changed our world. And at this
year’s Labour Autumn conference, you can say Thank You too.
We are delighted to
be exhibiting at conference this year to give everyone the chance to
commemorate not only those who fell during the First World War, but also all of
those who lived through this tragic and remarkable time - and put Britain on
the path to becoming what it is today.
We are inviting you
to visit our stand to find out how to get involved and learn more about our
wider work in support of the Armed Forces Community across the UK. We will be
giving you a unique opportunity to say your own Thank You, whether that is to
the people of 100 years ago from the constituency you represent, your family or
any other community. Visit us in the main exhibition hall at stand 70, or to
arrange a meeting, contact us via publicaffairs@britishlegion.org.uk
By-elections held on 6 September:
Tameside MB,
Ashton Waterloo
Lab 889 [52.5%; -5.0%]
Grn 448 [26.4%; +12.7%]
Con 357 [21.1%; -7.8%]
Labour hold
Cumbria CC,
Denton Holme
Lab 625 [59.1%; -0.9%]
Con 292 [27.6%; +0.6%]
Grn 94 [8.9%; +1.9%]
UKIP 46 [4.4%; -1.6%]
Labour hold
Carlisle DC,
Denton Holme
Lab 647 [62.5%; +1.4%]
Con 254 [24.5%; -3.4%]
Grn 78 [7.5%; -3.5%]
UKIP 57 [5.5%; +5.5%]
Labour hold
By-elections on 13 September:
Charnwood BC, Birstall Wanlip
Maidstone BC, Headcorn
Lambeth LB, Coldharbour
Pembrokeshire UA, Pembroke St Mary North
New Forest DC, Pennington
Cambridge BC, Petersfield
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