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03 Sep 25

Party conferences

As in previous years, London Councils is organising events at all three of the major political party conferences. Our 2025 conference programme is outlined below:

Liberal Democrat (Bournemouth, 20 - 23 Sept) ( [link removed] )

Monday 22 September, 11:30-12:30: Capital Punishment: How Can We Get National Government to Love London Again? Bryanston Suite, Highcliffe Marriott Hotel, Bournemouth  

Labour (Liverpool, 28 Sept - 01 Oct) ( [link removed] )

Tuesday, 30 September, 10:30-11:45: The Future of London: Cllr Claire Holland, Chair of London Councils, in conversation with Jim Waterson, Editor of London Centric, followed by networking. Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (Room 4B)

Tuesday, 30 September, 18:45-20:15: Keep London Moving: a reception celebrating London’s transport infrastructure (invite only). Museum of Liverpool.

Conservative (Manchester, 05 - 08 Oct) ( [link removed] )

Tuesday 7 October, 12:00-13:15: London’s Future: Where and How Can the Conservatives Win? Derby Suite, Midland Hotel, Manchester.

You can find further details of all our party conference events on our website here. ( [link removed] )

By-election result

A by-election took place in LB Camden's West Hampstead ward last week (28 August). The by-election was won by Janet Grauberg (Lib Dem). You can read the result in full here. ( [link removed] )

Case studies in prevention

To celebrate 60 years of the London boroughs, each week, London Councils is sharing prevention case studies highlighting how preventative action by London boroughs is helping to save money and improve the lives of their residents.

This week, our case study is from the London Borough of Lambeth, where the council’s Sickle Cell Support Scheme was launched to target residents with sickle cell anaemia and ensure that their homes could stay warm in the colder months.

You can read  LB Lambeth's case study in full on our LinkedIn page here. ( [link removed] )

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In the news this week...

English councils pay private landlords millions in incentives to house homeless families
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Power and money: where the government could face challenge over devo bill
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SEND transport costs reach record £2.26bn
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