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Rachel Reeves may raise mileage rates for drivers using cars for work

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Number 10 rejects ‘dictator’ claims amid row over mayoral election delay

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Mayoral elections delay confirmed by minister amid ‘affront to democracy’ claims

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Rayner vows to pay any taxes owed over home purchase in resignation statement

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Councils to get £1.1bn for recycling from packaging fees charged to firms

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Government sends team to 'take control' of London council

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Government promises community control as ‘new dawn’ Bill introduced

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Rural councils to get money for ‘remoteness’ cost in funding shake-up – Rayner

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Council tax bills in England could be split into 12 instalments by default

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MPs suggest Government treats councils’ financial woes as ‘normalised noise’

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Senior council leader ‘confident’ of more spending review support for the poor

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Martin Lewis welcomes plans to consult on fairer council tax debt collection

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Minister: Significant progress made to clear rubbish from Birmingham’s streets

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Bin workers reject deal aimed at ending long-running strike in Birmingham

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Rayner urges striking Birmingham bin workers to accept ‘improved’ deal

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Rayner faces call to say whether Army could help clean up Birmingham bins

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Rayner to meet with Birmingham council leaders as bin strikes continue

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Birmingham refuse strike ‘must end’ says minister after visit to city

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Fears of local government financial collapse ‘pessimistic’, says top civil servant

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Minister visits Birmingham amid calls for Government to intervene in bin strike

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Government accused of ‘washing its hands’ of Birmingham bin strike problem

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Change council tax system to stop poorer areas being charged more – Labour MP

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Rayner quizzed ahead of changes to stamp duty discounts

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Councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

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New mayors can name up to 32 tsars to support policies such as ‘active travel’

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Badenoch launches bid to get nine local elections rescheduled for May

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Fact check: Are this year’s local elections being ‘cancelled’?

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Government ‘must draw out lessons from Thatcher-era coal pit closures’

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‘Some councils will be worse off’ after NI increase despite more funding

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