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Islington Council has pledged to welcome a further 100 unaccompanied child refugees over 10 years as part of the Our Turn campaign
Southampton Council are proposing the city’s first all-through school, providing education for children from 4 to 16 years of age and offering a further 900 secondary school places
Redbridge Council passed a motion asking officers to prepare a ‘Brexit risk register’, as the threat of a no deal Brexit continues – and became the latest Labour council to demand a ‘People’s Vote’
Labour opposition councillors in Barnet have highlighted doubts over Tory Barnet’s Capita contracts following a £2m fraud
Shadow housing minister Sarah Jones MP has called on the government to create a ‘fire safety fund’ to cover the cost of retrofitting sprinklers to high rise council housing blocks
The latest NEC report from Alice Perry, one of local government’s two representatives along with Nick Forbes, is available here
We are now taking bookings for the Labour Local Government Conference 2019.
Run jointly by the Association of Labour Councillors (ALC) and the LGA Labour Group, the event is an opportunity for us to meet and discuss a range of policies and campaigns relevant to local government. In addition to keynote speakers and plenary sessions there will be a series of policy and campaigning workshops. As well as speakers from across local government, Rt Hon Jeremy Corbyn MP, is confirmed to speak and other members of the front bench team will be invited.
The details are:
Friday 8 February 2019, 19.30 – 22.30
Drinks reception and dinner
Saturday 9 February 2019, 09.00 – 17.00
Local Government Conference
The conference will be held at The Slate, Warwick Conferences, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL. The closest station is Coventry in addition there is plenty of parking at the venue.
To book your attendance, please visit our dedicated conference booking page.
Accommodation
We have a number of rooms on hold at Radcliffe House adjacent to the conference venue, which are available on a first come first served basis for the night of Friday 8 February. To book your accommodation please do so on Warwick Conferences dedicated conference accommodation webpage Double bedded rooms for single occupancy are at the following cost: Bed and breakfast, single is £81.60 inclusive of VAT. This webpage can be found in the useful info tab of the conference booking page.
Rooms not booked by Monday 7 January 2019 will be released.
If you are a new councillor, (i.e. elected for the first time in May 2018 or since in a by-election) you are entitled to a free conference pass and you will receive 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.
We do hope you will be able to join us for what we are sure will be a very interesting, thought provoking and enjoyable event.
Welsh LGA leader Debbie Wilcox has welcomed a revised funding offer for councils from the Welsh Government as it "signals significant progress in our ongoing deliberations", but has warned that it remained a "particularly challenging financial settlement after eight years of austerity".
This year Terrence Higgins Trust will be marking the 30th World AIDS Day with a call for #ZeroHIV. This will focus on ending new HIV infections here in the UK by 2030 and ending HIV stigma that continues to exist within society. World AIDS Day takes place on 1 December and Terrence Higgins Trust is encouraging everyone to show solidarity with those lost to the epidemic and call for a commitment to end future HIV infections, by wearing a red ribbon.
Jeremy Corbyn MP statement on EU summit
Angela Rayner MP responds to Cabinet battle over international students
Fishing and the Brexit political declaration – Luke Pollard MP responds
A whole generation of children could be lost to mental ill health – Barbara Keeley MP
We are now building over 30,000 fewer social rented homes a year – John Healey MP
Councils ready for winter with 1.4 million tonnes of salt stockpiled
LGA responds to DFT measures to improve cyclist safety
LGA responds to Government announcement on primary and community healthcare
LGA responds to overall first year public sector apprenticeships target statistics
LGA responds to children's mental health statistics
LGA responds to ONS annual figures on domestic abuse
LGA responds to adverts near schools banned by the Advertising Standards Authority
Blue on blue attacks in Ribble Valley as Tory leader is set for probe into bullying complaint
Outgoing Tory council leader warns own colleagues about their 'old boys network' in resignation speech
Commercialisation is an opportunity for councils to find new, innovative ways in which to tackle social challenges. The LGA is committed to promoting best practice across the local government sector and supporting councils to make robust and appropriate commercial decisions. Join officers and elected members from across the country to hear their case studies about how they have achieved social value from their commercial projects. Interactive workshops will provide you with practical assistance to apply to your commercial activities.
The LGA is keen to hear from councils what support they want from the organisation to help support their commercial activities going forward, so there will be an opportunity to feed into this discussion.
To see the programme and book your FREE place visit the Profit with purpose: commercialisation conference web page.
By-elections held on 22 November:
Enfield LB, Bush Hill Park
Con 1540 [52.4%; +13.2%]
Lab 828 [28.2%; -9.1%]
LD 313 [10.7%; +1.0%]
Green 127 [4.3%; -6.5%]
WEP 79 [2.7%; +2.7%]
Ind 50 [1.7%; +1.7%]
Con Hold
Westminster LB, Lancaster Gate
Con 913 [47.2%; -0.4%]
Lab 684 [35.4%; -0.5%]
LD 275 [14.2%; -2.3%]
Green 62 [3.2%; +3.2%]
Con Hold
Windsor & Maidenhead UA , Datchet
Con 525 [56.0%; -3.0%]
NFPP 223 [23.8%; +23.8%]
Lab 121 [12.9%; -8.5%]
LD 48 [5.1%; -14.5%]
Green 21 [2.2%; +2.2%]
Con Hold
Wirral MB, Upton
Lab 1490 [61.3%; +3.2%]
Con 705 [29%; +0.4%]
Green 151 [6.2%; -0.5%]
LD 83 [3.4%; -0.8%]
Lab Hold
By-elections on 29 November:
Northampton BC, Delapre & Briar Hill
Buckinghamshire CC, Aylesbury North West
Bromley LB, Kelsey & Eden Park
Oxfordshire CC, Wheatley
Welwyn Hatfield BC, Welwyn West
Warwickshire CC, Stratford North
Oldham MB, Failsworth East
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