A vital announcement on the level of cuts that cash-strapped councils will receive next year has been shelved because of the Tory Brexit mess. Conservative Communities secretary James Brokenshire had been due to announce the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement on Thursday 6th December. But less than 24 hours before…

Figures show that 1,045 council homes have been lost in Tower Hamlets through Right to Buy sales since 2013. The Mayor has called for greater freedom to spend Right to Buy money on new council homes, as currently the council can only use 30% of this money when delivering any…

London Labour council leaders warn that Tory Government funding cuts are pushing councils across London to ‘breaking point’  London Labour council leaders have gathered to warn that cuts to local government funding are pushing councils in London to breaking point. The meeting took place ahead of a campaign event planned for…

Fewer than half of residents in Tower Hamlets received correct Universal Credit payment. Results of a new survey commissioned jointly by the Mayor of London and Tower Hamlets Council show 46% of residents surveyed did not receive the correct payment when they migrated to Universal Credit. As of June 2018,…