Responding to the announcement that is to become the next Prime Minister, Cllr James
Jamieson, Chairman of the LGA said:
“On behalf of councils across England and Wales, I would like to
congratulate on becoming our next Prime Minister and very much look
forward to meeting and working with her and her government to
help deliver her domestic agenda, and on the key issues and
opportunities which lie ahead.
“As our new PM already knows, councils have led their communities
through an extraordinary few years, with the pandemic
highlighting what can be achieved when government works with
councils as equal partners to support all residents and local
businesses.
“Currently, whether it is helping those impacted by the
increasing cost of living, supporting those fleeing Ukraine and
Afghanistan, looking after the vulnerable or building desperately
needed homes and giving our younger generation the best start in
life, councils stand ready to work with the Government to provide
the best possible help to those that need it.
“It is also abundantly clear that further decentralisation of
powers and services away from Whitehall to local communities can
empower and strengthen neighbourhoods. Now is the perfect
opportunity to bring central and local government closer together
to realise the opportunities devolution can offer and to deliver
public services that reflect local needs and ambitions.”
