内容摘要：A joint statement issued by three senior councillors said: "It is clear to us that building new homes is not this government’s priority.

A joint statement issued by three senior councillors said: "It is clear to us that building new homes is not this government’s priority.

Officials renewed their push for a ceasefire days after a Russian missile attackin the Ukrainian city of Sumy.

A week prior, another Russian strikekilled at least 18 people.Overnight on Wednesday, Ukrainian authorities said a Russian drone attack on the city of Dnipro killed three people, including a young girl.

Following the meeting last week between Witkoff and Putin in St Petersburg, the US envoy said the Russian president was open to "permanent peace".The statement comes after Moscow rejected a proposal for a full and unconditional ceasefire that had been agreed by the US and Ukraine last month.

In May 2023, prior to returning to the White House, Trump said he would be able to settle the war between Russia and Ukraine "in 24 hours".

His administration has taken action to drastically improve relations with Moscow, while seeking to broker a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.Conservative Richard Roberts said he still believed a single, unitary council delivering all local services "would serve the best interests" of residents but acknowledged more time was needed "to jointly explore all options with district and borough [council] partners".

In a joint statement the leaders of the county's 10 district councils said they "do not support the creation of one unitary council for Hertfordshire".Hertfordshire has retained a two-tier local governance system, but in September 2024 the Conservative-led county council submitted an "expression of interest" in a devolution deal that would have seen that system scrapped.

At the time Roberts said any arrangement would include its district and borough councils that provide services alongside the county council for about 1.2 million people.Neighbouring Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire both have single-tier unitary systems of local government, when one council provides all local services in their area.