8 July 2020
Charlotte Alldritt responds to the Chancellor's announcement
Charlotte Alldritt outlines CPP's response to the Chancellor's announcement on addressing the economic impact of Covid-19.
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1 July 2020
Coronavirus Cost Councils The Same As Five Years Of Austerity. Now, They Could Go Bust
Huffington Post reports on CPP's latest working paper, noting effects of the coronavirus crisis on council finances will be compounded by the preceding decade of austerity.
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26 June 2020
CPP's Zoe Billingham on BBC Look North commenting on local government finances
CPP's Zoe Billingham appears on BBC Look North, commenting on local council's financial sustainability during the Covid-19 crisis.
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24 June 2020
Labour Leader Keir Starmer refers to CPP research in Prime Minister's questions
Labour Leader Keir Starmer refers to CPP's finding that eight out of ten councils are at risk of effective bankruptcy unless the government increases its Covid-19 funding.
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24 June 2020
Levelling up promises cannot be met until councils are fully compensated for coronavirus, thinktank warns
The Yorkshire Post reports on CPP's latest working paper 'Why the government needs to pay up before levelling up.
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23 June 2020
At least eight in 10 English councils need help to avoid going bankrupt
The Guardian writes about CPP's latest working paper, highlighting that government support for local authorities in response to Covid-19 is insufficient.
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