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Councils to be merged in major overhaul of local powers-OxBig News Network
Getty ImagesDistrict councils could be abolished and more elected mayors introduced across England under new plans for a major redesign of local government. Ministers...
Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall-OxBig News Network
Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can reveal.Local authorities which house...
Angela Rayner: Councils must meet housing targets-OxBig News Network
BBCAngela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government's housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to achieve.A BBC investigation found the...
Backlash from councils over Angela Rayner’s housing targets-OxBig News Network
Getty ImagesLocal councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic”...
Thurrock threatens to sue councils over its failed investments-OxBig News Network
BBCFinancially troubled Thurrock Council is considering legal claims against more than 20 other local authorities. The unitary council in south Essex became effectively bankrupt...