#CouncilsCan
Yesterday was #CouncilsCan Day - an opportunity to highlight the wide range of services and support councils provide, and the urgent need for them to get financial certainty in the Spending Round, which will be published this Wednesday.
Please help the LGA get the word out by sharing our video on Twitter and Facebook. Every little hashtag counts!
News from local Labour
LGA Labour Resources spokesperson and Islington leader Cllr Richard Watts writes to Chancellor ahead of this week’s #SpendingRound
Blackpool’s Stanley Park voted England’s best park
Labour’s leader of High Peak sets out his vision for council
Wakefield Labour councillors demand government action on adult social care
Cheshire West council leader 'gravely concerned' no-deal Brexit will cost jobs
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News from Wales
'Positive' Swansea Bay tidal lagoon announcement 'due in weeks'
News from the Labour Party
Jeremy Corbyn gave a speech in Salford ahead of a shadow cabinet meeting to finalise Labour plans to stop the disaster of No Deal, ahead of the return of parliament.
No Deal Brexit would throw UK’s transport networks into chaos – Andy McDonald
Barbara Keeley comments on the Health Foundation’s report on adult social care
Fear spending review will be a “bouncing cheque” – John McDonnell
News from the LGA
#CouncilsCan: social media initiative promotes local services ahead of the spending round
LGA responds ClientEarth report on council climate change plans
LGA responds to Crisis' Cover the Cost campaign to prevent homelessness
LGA responds to new planning rules showing how developers' cash is spent on communities
LGA - All councils need powers to tackle lorry-mayhem blighting communities
LGA responds to Age UK report on social care
LGA responds to Government announcement for SEND funding
LGA responds to social care funding reports
Opposition Watch
Tory councillor quits amid storm over 'offensive' comments to carers
Deselecting Tory MPs over Brexit 'hypocritical'
By-election results
By-elections held on 29 August 2019:
Bury MBC, Radcliffe West
Radcliffe First – 824 [41.7%]
Labour – 708 [35.8%]
Conservative – 283 [14.3%]
Liberal Democrat – 113 [5.7%]
UKIP – 50 [2.5%]
Radcliffe First gain from Labour
Three by-elections to be held on 5 September 2019:
Eden DC, Penrith South
Coventry MB, Wainbody
Hull CC, St Andrew’s & Docklands
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