Hilary Benn MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, and Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, have commented on the Campaign to Protect Rural England, the National Trust, and the RSPB’s study Inexpensive Progress?

Which shadow cabinet members are most popular with LabourList readers? Our latest shadow cabinet league table sees Andy Burnham top the table, squeezing out Yvette Cooper and Tom Watson in a revised top three. Ed Balls however seems to have suffered a po

Kensington and Chelsea Council: 'Too many staff earn more than £58,200'They instead asked to reveal who earned over £100,000Eric Pickles: 'Greater transparency drives out waste'Councils also ordered to reveal all spending over £500 Fury: Eric Pickles sai

2 February 2012 Last updated at 23:26 ET Mr Pickles believes the public want a simple, weekly service A £250m government scheme encouraging councils to keep or bring back weekly bin collections is opening for bids. Local authorities can apply for funds t

MORALE at Eric Pickles's department has plunged to the lowest levels in Whitehall over the last year, an official survey showed today. Civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government reported growing dissatisfaction with every area

Hilary Benn MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary, commenting on a shocking 20% rise in forced repossessions in the last year, said: “The alarming rise we have seen in forced repossessions in the last year should be a matter of huge concern for the T

It would be very easy for me to revel in Ed Miliband’s unpopular leadership of his party and to be as opportunistic as possible at the revelation of his unpopularity amongst party supporters, but such temptations must be resisted. For whilst it makes Gov

Which shadow cabinet members are most popular with LabourList readers? Our latest shadow cabinet league table sees Tom Watson on top, which is perhaps unsurprising considering his elevation to the shadow cabinet in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.

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Hilary Benn, the shadow communities secretary, said the report was a “vindication” of The Daily Telegraph’s campaign and that ministers now had to make “significant changes” to the planning reforms. The National Trust said the report puts "irresisti

Hilary Benn MP, Labour's Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, responding to Government proposals on local government finance and business rates, said: "The current system of local government finance and business rates – introduced by the l

Chuka Umunna MP, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, Hilary Benn MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary and Harriet Harman MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, have commented on Mary Portas’ report into the high street published tod

A former Labour cabinet minister is due to visit Hove tomorrow morning (Monday 12 December) to support the party’s campaign to keep open public toilets threatened by budget cuts. Hilary Benn, now the Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, wil

8 December 2011 Last updated at 12:49 ET Nick Clegg said the plans gave the cities greater freedom to grow Eight of England's big cities will be given extra powers to raise their own funds and decide what to spend them on, the government has revealed. De

Hilary Benn MP, Labour's Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, responding to the Local Government Finance Settlement 2012/13, said: "Last year the Tory-led Government hit the most deprived councils hardest. But instead of listening to the vo

8 December 2011 Last updated at 11:51 ET Newcastle is being offered new powers over business rates, transport and housing The decision to offer England's biggest cities more powers has been cautiously welcomed in Newcastle. The Deputy Prime Minister's an

Hilary Benn MP, Labour’s Shadow Communities Secretary, responding to Nick Clegg's speech on cities, said: "This speech is a smokescreen for further big cuts to council funding being announced today by the Tory-led Government. These will particularly hit

According to Plato, the perfect circle does not exist in nature. It’s a pity the great philosopher wasn’t in the House of Commons last Tuesday during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, or he’d have seen his error. Peering over the balcony of the pr