Sally-Ann Hart: More must be done to reduce the risk of drowning
300 people died last year – leaving safety up to lifeguards is not enough. All children must learn to swim.
Barry Lewis: To win young voters, we must make the case for wealth creation and entrepreneurship
It’s hopeless trying to avoid the ideological battle.
Gareth Bacon: Khan has already broken his promises on homes
A pledge to crack down on tall buildings was followed by Khan approving developments of 17 storeys in Harrow and 21 storeys in Haringey against local wishes.
Paul Carter: Infrastructure spending in England is unbalanced
London gets over half the spending – but has less than five per cent of England’s roads.
Binita Mehta-Parmar and Gillian Keegan: How can Conservatives get more women as councillors?
We need to make councils more hospitable places for women.
Council by-election results from yesterday
The Conservatives gained a seat from the SNP in Moray.
Time to do the Lambeth walk
A group of residents have gone through their Council’s accounts – and found startling evidence of financial mismanagement.
Judy Terry: The public sector pay cap should apply to Council chief executives too
Last year a council Chief Executive received an eight per cent rise, taking her salary to £170,000 – whilst most of her staff were stuck with the basic one per cent
Chris Whitehouse: How we won in the Isle of Wight
Crowdsourcing our manifesto gave us control of the Council – and saw our parliamentary candidate returned successfully to Westminster with a thumping majority.
Ben Houchen: How I will promote economic growth in Tees Valley
Brexit will provide new opportunities for the north-east to export across the world.
John Bald: A visit to Michaela
Pupils enter the dining hall smiling and loudly reciting Shelley’s Ozymandias.
Robert Alden: Working for a Conservative victory in Birmingham
Labour is failing to deliver even basic services. We will offer the right alternative for a world class city of aspiration.
Kevin Davis: Grenfell Tower. When a Mayor needs to be Mayor
Khan should stop playing politics over the tragedy in West London.
Phil Taylor: The Labour MP going after the Grenfell inquiry judge has questions of her own to answer
Emma Dent Coad was a director of the company that runs Kensington and Chelsea’s council housing stock – with all the legal responsibilities that implies.
Taskforce sent in to help Kensington and Chelsea respond to the Grenfell Tower disaster
The expert team will be providing specialist help – they will not be commissioners taking over the Council.