South East Councils (SEC) has written to the new Deputy Leader, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP has taken up her role following a promotion by Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer in his recent reshuffle of his Shadow […]
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South East Councils (SEC) held a Parliamentary Reception for members and guests in the Palace of Westminster, following its AGM yesterday. The annual event sees Councillors from across the South East of England come together with sector colleagues, Civil Servant officials, MPs, and Government Ministers. Around 90 people gathered to hear from speakers, including: Sally-Ann
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the South East has launched an inquiry into transport infrastructure. This follows the unanimous decision of the group’s officers to run the inquiry during its Annual General Meeting in the Palace of Westminster last Summer. It is the group’s second inquiry, following the first into levelling up and local
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Responding to the Left Behind Neighborhoods APPG‘s inquiry into levelling up, Cllr Nicolas Heslop, Chair of South East Councils said: “We hear about the ‘affluent’ South East in the headlines – despite that the relative affluence of local residents does not always translate into council spending power as one might think. The stereotype of the
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South East Council’s Chair Cllr Nicolas Heslop, Deputy Chair Cllr Paul Bettison OBE, and Vice-Chair Cllr Tony Page have written to Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer KCB KC MP, Leader of the Labour Party and MP for Holborn and St Pancras. This follows the recent publication of the Party’s Report of the Commission on the
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South East Council’s Chair Cllr Nicolas Heslop and Deputy Chair Cllr Paul Bettison OBE have written to congratulate Iain Stewart MP, the Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South, on his appointment to Chair the Transport Committee. The letter referred to the work of the South East APPG on transport, including this year’s inquiry into levelling
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Earlier today South East Council members, business leaders and other sector leaders from across the region gathered at the launch of the latest South East 1,000 regional monitor. This is the fifth edition of the South East 1,000 monitor which sees SEC partner with polling agency Savanta ComRes and economist Vicky Pryce to produce
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South East Council’s Chair Cllr Nicolas Heslop and Deputy Chair Cllr Paul Bettison OBE have written to congratulate Levelling Up Minister Dehenna Davison MP on her appointment to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. The letter invited the Minister to take part as a speaker in our upcoming event with the MJ and
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South East Council’s Chair Cllr Nicolas Heslop and Deputy Chair Cllr Paul Bettison OBE have written to congratulate the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP on his appointment. The letter brought to his attention that: “A new funding model is needed to help harness additional
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The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the South East has published its report following its inquiry: Financing the future – what does levelling up mean for South East England? South East Councils acts as the Secretariat for the South East APPG. The report reveals major concern amongst local government and business groups in the South
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