https://www.politicshome.com/communities/rssenhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/d-day-anniversary-war-heroes-keep-promise-to-veteransSat, 06 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMTOn the anniversary of D-Day, remembering the sacrifices of the past must go hand in hand with renewing our commitment to those who serve today.Louise Sandher-Jones MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/d-day-anniversary-war-heroes-keep-promise-to-veteransKeir Starmer at a D-Day national commemoration event in 2024 (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/vetting-system-needs-improvement-senior-green-admitsSat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTThe Green Party’s vetting system “needs improvement”, a party leader has told PoliticsHome, amid reports of anti-semitism within Zack Polanski's ranks. Matilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/vetting-system-needs-improvement-senior-green-admitsMayor Helen Godwin has appointed Green councillor Tony Dyer as her deputy (West of England Mayoral Combined Authority/Freia Turland)https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/gambling-checks-frictionless-theyve-gone-farWed, 13 May 2026 09:22:00 GMTLouie French, Shadow Gambling Minister and Conservative MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, argues that proposed gambling affordability checks risk becoming intrusive and counterproductive, warning that unless they are truly frictionless, they could push c...Betting and Gaming Councilhttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/gambling-checks-frictionless-theyve-gone-farhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/voter-turnout-local-elections-leaders-need-more-powersMon, 11 May 2026 15:54:00 GMTThe higher-than-expected turnout in these local elections showed voters were ready to demand change. Local leaders need more political and fiscal autonomy than ever to deliver for their residents.Ryan Swifthttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/voter-turnout-local-elections-leaders-need-more-powersThe voter turnout for the English local elections last week was 31.5 per cent (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/london-labourSat, 09 May 2026 16:00:00 GMTLabour’s grip on two-thirds of councils in London came to an end on Thursday, with the number of red councils falling from 21 to just nine. London Labour MPs are angry, after the city, long seen as safe Labour territory, suffered heavy losses on Thur...Matilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/london-labourhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/true-governance-lies-closer-home-westminsterThu, 07 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTPublic and media debate is often dominated by what happens in Westminster. Yet most decisions affecting lives and places begin much closer to home.Cllr Iain Hamiltonhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/true-governance-lies-closer-home-westminsterThe headquarters of Derby City Council in Derbyshire (Rob Atherton/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/wrongheaded-regulation-risk-uk-glassWed, 06 May 2026 12:33:00 GMTToo many take glass for granted. However, it has been a key industry in my constituency for centuries, providing jobs and income and, just as importantly, pride in producing world-class glass bottles and containers that went all around the world, and...Brian Leishman MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/wrongheaded-regulation-risk-uk-glasshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/supported-housing-act-welcome-progress-but-government-must-go-furtherTue, 05 May 2026 16:45:00 GMTWe must not let what could be a landmark piece of legislation be a missed opportunity.Paula Barker MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/supported-housing-act-welcome-progress-but-government-must-go-furtherhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/britain-needs-more-banking-hubs-deliver-in-person-bankingTue, 05 May 2026 16:23:00 GMTSince 2015, more than 6,600 bank branches have closed, with some communities losing over 90 per cent of their network. Today, nearly 50 Parliamentary constituencies have no bank branch left, and more than 90 are down to their last one.Alan Mak MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/britain-needs-more-banking-hubs-deliver-in-person-bankingToday, nearly 50 Parliamentary constituencies have no bank branch left (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/milton-keynes-nations-bellwether-local-electionsTue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTAs a teenager, she couldn’t wait to get out. Now Lucia Hodgson has come to love Milton Keynes, the everyman city that is the perfect backdrop for every political offerLucia Hodgsonhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/milton-keynes-nations-bellwether-local-electionsAerial view of Milton Keynes (Alexey Fedorenko/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/st-leger-250-dont-bet-british-racingTue, 05 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTAs Labour MP for Doncaster Central, Sally Jameson reflects on the 250th running of the St Leger in her constituency, celebrating its economic and cultural importance while warning that poorly designed Financial Risk Assessments (FRAs) risk underminin...Betting and Gaming Councilhttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/st-leger-250-dont-bet-british-racinghttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/cost-cuteTue, 05 May 2026 08:00:00 GMTAcross the UK, more and more dogs and cats are being bred to look fashionable or cute. But this can come at a serious cost to their health and welfare.Battersea Dogs & Cats Homehttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/cost-cutehttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/charity-housing-hindered-local-government-policyMon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTCharity housing adds so much to society – in many cases providing a life-changing environment for residents – yet charity housing remains heavily influenced by the whims of government. And not just by the decisions made in SW1 but also by those in di...Nick Phillipshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/charity-housing-hindered-local-government-policyStylemans Almshouses, Bexley, Kent (Mark Summerfield/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/austerityhit-councils-passing-buck-at-expense-vulnerableMon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTFrom schools to social care, healthcare to housing, local councils have arguably been the biggest victims of all the funding cuts we’ve seen over the last two decades. Chaminda Jayanetti reports on how they have been left in a tug of war with other s...Chaminda Jayanettihttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/austerityhit-councils-passing-buck-at-expense-vulnerableIllustration by Tracy Worrallhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/complaints-against-councillors-soar-since-last-year-local-electionsSat, 02 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTComplaints made against councillors' conduct have risen sharply at local authorities that held elections last year, figures obtained by PoliticsHome show.Matilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/complaints-against-councillors-soar-since-last-year-local-electionshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fair-funding-20-attack-london-whole-country-suffer-resultFri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTIt is a common refrain in local government to bemoan a lack of funding, unfunded new burdens, or incoherent policymaking from Westminster.Elizabeth Campbellhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/fair-funding-20-attack-london-whole-country-suffer-resultA supermarket in North Kensington (Matt Crossick/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/elections-face-threat-disinformation-generated-quickly-everThu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMTIn a few weeks’ time 5,014 council seats, 96 Senedd seats and 129 Scottish Parliament seats will be up for election. As well as facing off against each other, candidates are facing another foe this election season, in the shape of disinformation.Niamh O Reganhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/elections-face-threat-disinformation-generated-quickly-ever(amer ghazzal/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/the-perfect-symbol-broken-britain-nigel-farages-pursuit-potholesThu, 30 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTHigh-tech solutions are being touted for some of local government’s oldest problems. But will there ever be a future without potholes? Ben Gartside investigatesBen Gartsidehttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/the-perfect-symbol-broken-britain-nigel-farages-pursuit-potholesNigel Farage arrives on a JCB digger, 2025, Birmingham (PA Images/Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/easing-cost-living-crisis-government-restore-consumer-confidenceThu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe UK is still reeling from the worst sustained increase in inflation since the 1970s, with the government realising the need to act on the cost of living even before the most recent conflict in the Middle East beganWhich?https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/easing-cost-living-crisis-government-restore-consumer-confidencehttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-promises-devolution-reform-mayors-say-begging-bowl-culture-persistsWed, 29 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTMHCLG and the Treasury are promising more powers to the devolved regions through a series of reforms. But for all the progress, regional mayors remain frustrated at a ‘begging bowl’ culture forced on them by an untrusting Whitehall. Benedict Cooper r...Benedict Cooperhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-promises-devolution-reform-mayors-say-begging-bowl-culture-persists(Tracy Worrall)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/james-cleverly-2m-really-get-londonTue, 28 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMTShadow housing secretary James Cleverly speaks to Noah Vickers about Keir Starmer’s ‘blatant’ misogyny, scrapping Labour’s mansion tax, and considering a run for London mayorNoah Vickershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/james-cleverly-2m-really-get-london(Louise Haywood-Schiefer)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/pride-place-labours-successor-levelling-up-finally-make-differenceTue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTThrough MHCLG, Labour has begun a programme, like many plans before it, to regenerate hundreds of the most deprived places in Britain. Pride in Place has high and worthy ambitions. Will it succeed where others did not? Benedict Cooper reportsBenedict Cooperhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/pride-place-labours-successor-levelling-up-finally-make-difference(Tracy Worrall)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/greens-hopeful-taking-reform-make-historic-gains-outer-londonFri, 24 Apr 2026 09:55:00 GMTThe Greens are so optimistic about their prospects in the upcoming local elections that they are now diverting campaigning resources to outer London, where senior sources believe the party could make gains for the first time, PoliticsHome can reveal.Sienna Rodgershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/greens-hopeful-taking-reform-make-historic-gains-outer-londonGreen Party leader Zack Polanski (centre) with Lewisham mayoral candidate Liam Shrivastava and Hackney mayoral candidate Zoe Garbett (second right), at the launch of the party's campaign for the May local elections, 9 April 2026 (PA Images / Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/companies-housing-vulnerable-could-face-new-conditions-to-receive-public-moneyThu, 23 Apr 2026 15:19:00 GMTThe government could bring in stipulations for companies that receive public money to house vulnerable people, like Travelodge, PoliticsHome understands.Matilda Martinhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/companies-housing-vulnerable-could-face-new-conditions-to-receive-public-moneyPoliticsHome revealed that Travelodge had been handed almost £70m by councils since 2022 (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/james-cleverly-blames-labours-rent-reforms-eviction-homeThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:55:00 GMTConservative MP James Cleverly has revealed that he is being forced out of his rented home in his constituency, blaming government reforms to the rental sector that will take effect next month.Harriet Symonds and Tom Scotsonhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/james-cleverly-blames-labours-rent-reforms-eviction-homehttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/rural-communities-hollowed-existential-threat-depopulationTue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTBritain, like every developed country, has a problem: an ageing population and declining birth rate.Angus MacDonald MPhttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/rural-communities-hollowed-existential-threat-depopulationGairloch looking toward Strath Bay, North-West Highlands of Scotland (Alamy)https://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/shared-ownership-becoming-trap-many-heres-fixMon, 20 Apr 2026 09:04:00 GMTShared ownership has helped many first-time buyers onto the housing ladder, but it’s increasingly clear the model isn’t working as intended – particularly for flats.Paula Higginshttps://www.politicshome.com/opinion/article/shared-ownership-becoming-trap-many-heres-fixhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/building-safety-regulator-shake-off-blocker-reputationFri, 17 Apr 2026 09:33:00 GMTThe Building Safety Regulator is under new leadership. Will it succeed in fixing a broken system? Noah Vickers reportsNoah Vickershttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/building-safety-regulator-shake-off-blocker-reputationFormer London Fire Commissioner Lord Roe is said to have made significant improvements to the way the Building Safety Regulator works (Collage by Antonello Sticca)https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/what-the-closure-of-a-local-betting-shop-tells-us-about-the-pressures-on-our-high-streets-92550Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTReflecting on the closure of a local betting shop, Neil Coyle, Labour MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, explores what it reveals about national policy decisions, and warns that rising costs risk undermining high streets, local jobs, and community ...Betting and Gaming Councilhttps://www.politicshome.com/members/article/what-the-closure-of-a-local-betting-shop-tells-us-about-the-pressures-on-our-high-streets-92550Neil Coyle, taking part in the Betting and Gaming Council’s ‘Grand National Charity Bet’ campaignhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/inside-hive-burnhams-manchesterism-meansWed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMTWhat would Burnham’s Britain look like? Ros Taylor explores the Manchester mayor’s governing philosophy – derided by some as more a vibe than a replicable political model, but celebrated by others as key to the city’s recent successRos Taylorhttps://www.politicshome.com/news/article/inside-hive-burnhams-manchesterism-meansAndy Burnham and Manchesterism (Illustration by Tracy Worrall)