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Government U-turns on council election delays after legal challenge
All local elections in Suffolk will now go ahead in May after the government withdrew its decision to postpone 30 council elections across England following legal advice and a legal challenge from Reform.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Education Minister visits Ipswich school to hear SEND concerns
Schools Standards Minister Georgia Gould MP visited The Willows Primary School to hear directly from staff and parents about special educational needs provision in SuffolkbyOliver Rouane-Williams
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Suffolk elections: Democracy deferred or democracy cancelled?
When the Government confirmed on 22 January that Suffolk's local elections would not go ahead in May, it marked the end of a contentious political battle that exposed deep divisions between councils, within parties, and across communities about what democracy means in the midst of local government reform.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Suffolk's local elections officially cancelled by Government
Local elections in Suffolk have been officially cancelled by the Government – a decision that is likely to prove highly contentious amongst residents.byOliver Rouane-Williamsand
João Santos
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Conservative councillors told how to vote on local election delays
Conservative councillors at Suffolk County Council were instructed by their party whip to vote down an amendment supporting local elections going ahead in May, with one admitting he could have broken ranks but chose to be a "team player" instead.byJoão SantosandOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich Borough Council to formally request postponement of May elections
Ipswich Borough Council voted on Tuesday, 14 January, to request that the government postpone its May 2026 elections, citing concerns about capacity to deliver local government reorganisation.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Suffolk County Council accused of 'autocratic approach' over election delay stance
Opposition councillors have condemned Suffolk County Council for refusing to publicly support May's elections going ahead, accusing them of giving the government the "green light" to postpone democracy for a second time.byOliver Rouane-WilliamsandJoão Santos
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Local MP urges PM to proceed with 2026 elections ahead of extraordinary council meeting
North Ipswich & Central Suffolk MP Patrick Spencer has written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure local elections proceed in May 2026, citing a petition on his website that received 587 signatures in just over four weeks.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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'Fairer' local government funding settlement divides opinion
Suffolk County Council will see its core spending power rise by 24% over this Parliament under the government's funding settlement, but the authority says this masks a £6 million budget gap and assumes councils will raise council tax to the maximum every year.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Ipswich MP accuses county council of 'do nothing' approach on bypass
Jack Abbott has launched a scathing attack on Suffolk County Council, accusing the authority of making "little progress" on the Northern Bypass despite a cross-party vote supporting the project five months ago and robust backing from ten of the county's biggest employers.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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What are river rights and why did Suffolk councillors reject them?
Suffolk County Council has rejected proposals to adopt a rights-of-rivers approach that would have given waterways legal protections, including the right to flow freely and be free from pollution, following similar moves by Norwich City Council and other authorities.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Suffolk councillors divided over lifting two-child benefit cap
County councillors have passed a motion criticising Government budget measures, including the lifting of the controversial two-child benefit cap, despite a former Ipswich MP dismissing it as "party political grandstanding".byJoão SantosandOliver Rouane-Williams
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