Tag: council
PMQs: Starmer and Sunak on local elections and council tax
The Labour leader called on Rishi Sunak to freeze council tax in line with the opposition's policy rather than "ignore the message" he was given in la [...]
Biden Names Neera Tanden to Lead the Domestic Policy Council
WASHINGTON — Neera Tanden, a longtime Democratic adviser who is currently President Biden’s staff secretary, will serve as the director of the Domesti [...]
Stoke-on-Trent: Labour seizes back control of city council
Labour is back in control of Stoke-on-Trent City Council after winning the 23 seats needed to take it from the Conservatives.Former Labour MP for Stok [...]
Plymouth City Council: 'Seismic shift' as Labour gains control
The Conservatives had been control previously with a 23-seat minority.
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Local elections 2023: Leader ousted by 22-year-old as Tories lose council
George Blundell helps the Lib Dems take control from the Tories in Windsor and Maidenhead.
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Do Labour or Conservatives have higher council tax?
In that article, the Conservatives also claimed that Tory-run councils charge £21 less than ones run by the Liberal Democrats. We asked the Liberal De [...]
Local elections 2023: Lib Dems spy winning post in Blue Wall council race
Punters at Newbury racecourse assess the party's chances in West Berkshire in May's local elections.
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Council loses court bid to block asylum seekers plan for Essex base
The Home Office wants to move up to 1,700 male asylum seekers to a former RAF base in Essex.
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Local elections 2023: Greens eye first council win in former Tory heartland
The party are hoping to gain control of Mid Suffolk district council in May's local elections.
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Have the Conservatives increased council tax by 15%?
Labour made the claim in a campaign advert tweeted over the weekend.
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Nashville Council to Vote on Reinstating Expelled Lawmaker Justin Jones
The council was set to meet Monday to move toward sending back to the state legislature one of two lawmakers expelled by Republicans.
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Local elections 2023: Labour would freeze council tax – Starmer
The move would help 99% of working people, the Labour leader said, as he launched his party's English local election campaign. Sir Keir Starmer said h [...]
Fair crypto laws ‘possible’ in the US but needs ‘a lot of work’ — Crypto Council advisor
There are still industry executives that remain hopeful the United States will develop laws to treat crypto fairly, however, an advisory to the Crypto [...]
Council tax would be frozen for a year, Labour propose as campaign launches
Sir Keir Starmer says the tax could be kept at its current rate with an expanded windfall tax on energy firms.
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US Treasury’s Financial Stability Oversight Council held unscheduled, closed meeting
The United States’ most powerful financial regulators gathered March 24 by video conference for an unscheduled, closed meeting of the Treasury Departm [...]