Urgent Action Needed to Safeguard Council Services

Savings will have to be found from council services next year unless the government acts urgently to help, a report warns. Mounting pressure could leave East Sussex County Council with a funding gap of as much as £55 million next year, making it impossible to maintain...

Damian Hinds Named as Shadow Education Secretary

Damian Hinds, the former education secretary and schools minister, has been named shadow education secretary. The new shadow team is only expected to remain in place until a new Conservative leader is elected. Sunak announced he would resign as the party’s leader...