Alison McGovern has announced that she will be local government and homelessness minister, but portfolios for the other two ...

Senior Labour local government figures give their verdict on Steve Reed and the new team at MHCLG following last week’s ...

Talks in Kent and Medway to find consensus over local government reorganisation proposals have resulted in several separate ...

Two rival proposals for local government reorganisation in Hampshire have been developed after the county and one district ...

It would not be inaccurate. Four of the six people who make up the ministerial team at MHCLG were appointed in this reshuffle ...

Reform group leader for the Local Government Association fears local government reorganisation is an "absolutely disaster ...

A new survey has revealed the public’s lack of confidence in local government to put their interests first when resolving ...

Lincolnshire CC chief executive Debbie Barnes plans to retire next year after 20 years at the authority. Ms Barnes joined the ...

The County Councils Network (CCN) has announced its new leadership team following May’s local elections. As the party with ...

LGC editor Sarah Calkin looks at what may have driven Jim McMahon’s departure from government, and what it might mean for ...

The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman has criticised a unitary or not accepting a recommendation to pay compensation ...

Despite the excitement and cheer, Reform's future could falter if their performance in office does not dazzle quite so much ...