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British politics is rotting from the bottom up: pity our crisis-hit local councils

The collapse of town hall democracy is a scandal unfolding in real time, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Ministers hope £64bn package will stave off more local council bankruptcies

Michael Gove to announce extra support for social care and housing as one in five English councils foresees going bust

The Guardian - UK

A Reported £80 Million Allocated to Regenerate Brownfield Land and Construct Thousands of Homes

In a major push to revitalize neglected urban spaces and create vibrant communities, the UK government has announced the opening of the third and final round of the £180 million Brownfield Land Release Fund 2.

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Councils say they are ‘held to ransom’ by private providers of children’s care

One child cost a local authority £63,000 a week and the number of placements has shot up to more than 1,500 from 120 five years ago

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of refugees in England and Wales ‘face homeless Christmas’

Government push to clear asylum backlog is not giving people granted refugee status enough time to find new home, say councils

The Guardian - UK

Perfect storm could see many refugees sleeping rough this Christmas, says LGA

The organisation, which represents councils, said no-one should be asked to leave their asylum accommodation in Christmas week.

The Independent UK

London councillor behind ‘intimidating' letter to peers over Gaza ceasefire says he stands by his words

Email from Kingston councillor James Giles was sent to more than 19,000 elected members at town halls in England and Wales

Evening Standard

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Councils call for 20% uplift for Healthy Start to meet food inflation

The scheme, which helps pregnant women or families with children under the age of four, does not currently cover the cost of formula, councils said.

The Independent UK

Afghans who fled Taliban to UK ‘set to be made homeless at Christmas’

Home Office has imposed a 15 December deadline to eject people who worked for UK in Afghanistan from hotels, say councils

The Guardian - UK

Councils in England paying £1.7bn a year to house people in temporary homes

Annual cost would be enough to build about 100,000 new homes over five years, as families forced into cramped hostels and B&Bs

The Guardian - UK

Homeless migrants could end up in hotels again, LGA warns

The warning comes after it was announced that the number of hotels used to house migrants will be cut by 50 over the next three months.

The Independent UK

More English councils face bankruptcy, leaders warn, as deficits reach £4bn

Budgets ‘under pressure like never before’ due to inflation and rising demand for social care, with deep cuts to services likely

The Guardian - UK

Councils call for rethink over ‘failing’ support for economically inactive

Various schemes which should support people back into work do not respond to people’s needs, according to the Local Government Association.

The Independent UK

Rise in homeless Afghans on government’s deadline day to move out of hotels

The government gave a deadline of August 31 for all Afghan nationals to have moved out of hotels

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The Independent UK

Councils report rise in homeless figures for Afghans on hotel move deadline day

The Government gave a deadline of August 31 for all Afghan nationals to have moved out of hotels into more settled accommodation.

The Independent UK

Councils facing biggest ever pothole repair backlog, authorities say

Funding for potholes has halved since 2006, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

The Independent UK

UK cuts pothole repair spending more than many other major nations – report

Expenditure on local road maintenance in the UK fell from £4 billion in 2006 to £2 billion in 2019, the Local Government Association said.

Evening Standard

One in five Afghans evicted from hotels is homeless, councils suggest

Last month, minister Johnny Mercer announced support for people to move on from hotels but added he expects ‘families to help themselves’

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The Independent UK

One in five Afghans evicted from hotels are homeless, councils suggest

Last month, minister Johnny Mercer announced support for people to move on from hotels but added he expects ‘families to help themselves’.

The Guardian - UK

Council-maintained schools in England outperforming academies in Ofsted ratings

Research for Local Government Association renews questions over government’s ‘academisation’ policy

The Independent UK

Sunak confirms bulk of Britain’s new homes will not ‘concrete over the countryside’ as Gove announces reforms

Rishi Sunak confirmed that government is on course to meet its target of building one million homes between 2019 and 2024

The Independent UK

Vulnerable Afghans could end up homeless, Government warned

People have been given at least three months’ notice, and for some that expires at the end of July.

Evening Standard

Councils call for ‘inherently unsustainable’ single-use vapes to be banned by 2024

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

The Independent UK

Ban disposable vapes by next year, ministers urged

Councils say action should be taken on disposable e-cigarettes over health and environmental fears

The Independent UK

Councils call for disposable vapes to be banned in UK by 2024 on environmental and health grounds

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

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