Central government cuts force local authorities to break children’s services and social care budgets by over £800 million, while school reserves are now £180 million in deficit. Local authorities are being forced to overspend on their budgets for children’s services...
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Andrew Gwynne MP visited Hyde Aero Products to see first hand how one of the largest employers in Tameside, Greater Manchester, is beating the productivity challenge. The Denton and Reddish MP toured...
Tory cuts to local government budget are hitting Labour areas, the North of England and the most deprived councils hardest, according to analysis conducted by the Labour Party. Local authorities’ spending power per household is on course to fall by an average of 23%...
Andrew Gwynne MP called on the Government to save our local services following UNISON’s report into the everyday effects of years of Tory austerity. The report concluded that austerity is failing local communities. Council services are in decline, people are at...
Labour’s Andrew Gwynne has accused the Government of undermining their own product safety strategy launched this August, in a report that reveals the unfair and unsafe cuts that have slashed Trading Standards capability across the country. Labour research has found...
Today’s report from Labour lays bare the human cost of Tory cuts. After almost eight years of cuts, local authorities are struggling to protect front-line services. By 2020, local government will face a £5.8 billion funding gap, placing even more pressure on councils...
