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Questions branded “insane” in Tees Valley Mayor’s Question Time

Questions from “idiot” members of the public that were branded “insane” by Mayor Ben Houchen are to be limited but not abolished going forward. Tees...
North East

TVCA accused of “removing citizen’s rights” through policy changes

The Tees Valley Combined Authority has been accused of “removing citizen’s rights” with changes preventing the public from submitting questions ahead of meetings. Conservative Mayor...
Health

North London council ‘apologises’ after poor management of vulnerable man

A North London council could have intervened earlier to avoid an eviction notice being issued to a vulnerable man who had fallen behind in...
Economy

UNISON against ‘Rachel Reeves’ controversial squeeze on welfare’

Disabled people should not pay the price of Labour’s spending cuts, the leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has warned. During a visit to...
Finance

London councils call for funding reforms after Spring statement

London councils have renewed calls for local government funding to be reformed following the Spring statement. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech, delivered yesterday (26 March), laid...
North East

Government yet to respond to TVCA letter, even after ‘six months’

Six months after sending a letter to the Government, a combined authority is still waiting for a response. Thursday 27 March marks exactly six months...
London

Sir Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy ‘questioned’ on ‘confidence’ in the Metropolitan Police

Sir Sadiq Khan’s policing deputy faced questions on Wednesday over the continually low levels of trust and confidence Londoners have in the Metropolitan Police. The...
Education

Sir Sadiq Khan in support of student accommodation opposite Paddington station

Sir Sadiq Khan has intervened after Westminster City Council refused to approve plans for a 20-storey student accommodation block on the canal opposite Paddington...
Campaigns

Rally in Newcastle after warns of benefit cuts by Rachel Reeves

Rachel Reeves has been warned that swingeing benefit cuts pose a severe threat to the lives and livelihoods of disabled people in the North...
Finance

Yorkshire Councils receive cash to help tackle “pothole plague”

Councils in Yorkshire and the Humber must prove that they are tackling the pothole “plague” or lose cash. This comes as £1.6bn in government cash...
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