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Home > Blog > The three main local government speeches from Party Conference season

4th October 2011 England & Wales Democracy, devolution and governance

The three main local government speeches from Party Conference season

By Rob Dale

In order of when they were delivered:

Andrew Stunnell MP – read speech here

Caroline Flint MP – read speech here

Eric Pickles MP – read speech here

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