Councils must be able to recruit more planning staff if communities are to get the homes, schools and services they need.

New eligibility criteria from November 2026 under the Labour Party government means means disability groups face the highest ...

Council tax will rise at fastest rate in 20 years, it has been warned, off the back of the Labour Party Spending Review.

Hundreds of skilled jobs at a Bolton missile maker have been backed by the government’s £20billion defence uplift ...

Pitched as a programme to kick start a “national renewal”, Rachel Reeves’s Spending Review was an attempt to regain control ...

With the cost of living and immigration being too severely impacted by outside factors, backing the NHS was the right choice – and delivering results on health is Labour’s best chance of winning the ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the UK’s 2025 Spending Review, boosting defence, the NHS, and AI, while slashing foreign ...

Housing received a £39bn commitment over ten years, as well as funding from higher social rents. This is, as Megan wrote on ...

Rachel Reeves has taken a massive gamble - on the economy, on Labour’s political fortunes and on her own future as Chancellor. Her gargantuan spending spree in this week’s eagerly-awaited Spending ...

The Independent Care Group has welcomed the investment announced in the government’s recent Spending Review, but has suggested that "social care has been left behind." A spokesperson said: "Chancellor ...

Mr Dance expressed disappointment over the lack of support for children with special educational needs, family farming, and the NHS.