The prime minister's argument that national politicians had 'outsourced' too many decisions to quangos is compelling, but it ...

West of England Combined Authority Mayor Dan Norris has been released on conditional bail following his arrest on suspicion ...

Senior government officials told MPs that higher prices suppliers would charge councils had been taken into consideration ...

Heat network suppliers that act now will position themselves as responsible and consumer-focused suppliers, writes Ed Dodman, ...

The National Wealth Fund rejected criticism it says it has received from some metro mayors that it does not take enough risk ...

Psephologists Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher on the most interesting contests at this May's local elections. Read their ...

Formal neighbourhood-level power-sharing agreements between councils and community organisations would help close the gap ...

Neighbouring authorities have reacted cautiously to Birmingham City Council ’s plea for help to tackle the city’s ongoing bin ...

Senior civil servants told MPs that they have “no choice” about pressing ahead with reform to local government funding and ...

Greater Manchester CA mayor Andy Burnham (Lab) has called for “wholesale change” in how the UK operates so that Whitehall is ...

After LGC research uncovered more than 50 competing LGR proposals, head of content Kirsty Weakley argues the government was ...

Conservative losses are inevitable but Nigel Farage’s party needs to translate vote share into seats won, write psephologists ...