HeyJaredJonathan Knott
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Mayors promised new powers over water companies (opens the original)
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Mayors will get “new powers to hold water companies to account, with tougher consequences for those which repeatedly fail,” the prime minister has promised. Speaking at the Labour Party conference today, Andy Burnham said the powers will be granted in a “strengthened water bill” to be presented to parliament, which will also repeal a ban on the public ownership of water companies. Mr Burnham also promised to “bring back local democratic control” and create a “stronger role for mayors and local l
Burnham promises to scrap right to buy for new homes (opens the original)
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Rayner: Councils to get new homelessness powers (opens the original)
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The government will give councils new powers to tackle homelessness, the communities secretary told the Labour party conference today. Angela Rayner said she was “announcing more powers for local leaders to tackle homelessness and to ensure that they have the homes that their communities need”. “Our councils will be able to refer local homeless households to other social housing providers to reduce reliance on temporary accommodation,” said Ms Rayner. “And we will stop social homes from being lo
Mason: Devo 'won't mean anything' if it stops at mayors (opens the original)
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Analysis: Possible fair funding legal challenge (opens the original)
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London boroughs have been exploring legal routes to challenge fair funding, Jonathan Knott reports. The government’s fair funding settlement is “probably immune” from legal challenge due to the time passed since it was announced, a lawyer who works with councils has told LGC. However, Victoria Searle, principal associate in the government team at solicitors Browne Jacobson, said that whether individual councils or the Conservative party “are trying to trigger or force some fresh decisions which
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