We are hosting a fringe at Labour Conference!

Join us at the Labour Party Conference, where on Tuesday 30th September, we will be hosting a fringe event on the topic of our upcoming housing report, ‘Turbocharging housebuilding in cities and urban areas’. Our panel will explore how cities and urban areas can lead the charge in meeting the Government’s ambitious target of building […]

We are exhibiting at LGA Conference 2025!

Key Cities will be exhibiting at this year’s LGA Conference in Liverpool! This year’s conference takes place between 1st and 3rd July. It is a significant event for local government, where many leaders and officers, including from the Key Cities network, come together for three days of discussion and networking, focused on how we can […]

Reviving coastal areas: a matter of national renewal

Cllr Tudor Evans, Leader of Plymouth City Council & Key Cities lead for Coastal Communities: It has become increasingly apparent that our coastal towns and cities are severely lacking the support they require to thrive. Despite government promises to “rebuild Britain” over the past few decades, coastal economic output remains 26% below the UK average. […]

Secure your place at the Cities Forum 2025!

With the first Cities Forum by Key Cities only weeks away, don’t miss the chance to register and secure your place. Join national government, local leaders and the private sector in Stoke-on-Trent to discuss the role of public-private partnerships in housing delivery, culture-led regeneration, reaching net zero, and unlocking skills and innovation in the UK. […]

Key Cities Manifesto Scorecard

Spring is upon us, and with the new government now in office for nearly nine months, we at Key Cities are delighted that significant progress has been made on the key priorities set out in our #Manifesto. With the support of our member cities, which represent more than 12% of the UK’s population outside of […]

Cllr Mike Stonard covered in the MJ

Head and shoulders shot of Cllr Mike Stonard

Cllr Mike Stonard, Leader of Norwich City Council and Key Cities portfolio lead for social care, has been covered in The Municipal Journal this week. The article highlights the recent Key Cities report of recommendations for short and long-term reform for the social care sector. He highlights the Government’s commitment to review the sector via […]

New report on Social Care

In response to the Government’s commitment to stabilising the care sector, Key Cities has launched a social care response document. Our report is rooted in the everyday lives of providers of care services, and considers both the immediate and the long-term recommendations for children and adult services, highlighting the need for comprehensive reform in the […]

Cllr Millie Earl

Millie Earl is a local government politician with 15 years’ experience in political, social and environmental campaigning. She was elected to BCP Council in 2019 and, in 2024, became Leader of the Council having served as Deputy Leader for a year prior. Having been born and lived most of her life in the ward she […]

Key Cities partners with We Made That

Every street corner is inscribed with seen and unseen rights. Who holds these rights? What do they look like? And where do they manifest most powerfully? Asking these questions, and many others, underpins the notion of spatial justice. Against an ever-evolving economic, political and social backdrop, it is critical that we protect and improve citizens’ […]