Armistice Day in Birmingham Wednesday, 11 November, 2026 Today, Cllr. Robert Alden was honoured to join the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and the Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council to attend the Birmingham Armistice Day Service starting at the Council House, with the procession leading towards the Hall of Memory on Centenary Square. Thank you to all present, who observed the two minute silence. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age... Local News
Birmingham Local Conservatives Write To Home Secretary With Urgent Concerns Regarding Asylum Seeker Accommodation 7th August 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have written to the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper MP, calling for an immediate halt to the expansion of asylum accommodation in... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives call to extend "stitch up" consultation on parks 6th August 2025 Birmingham Labour’s rushed consultation on introducing car parking charges at Sutton Park, Lickey Hills, and Sheldon Country Park has sparked growing concern... Articles
One year on, but what have Labour actually done on road safety? 1st August 2025 Friday, the 1st of August, marks the first anniversary of Birmingham City Council’s declaration of a Road Safety Emergency. The Council’s strategy to tackle... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Pledge to Scrap Kings Heath LTN 22nd July 2025 Today, Birmingham City Council decided they will plough ahead, spending £2m making the Kings Heath & Moseley LTN (Places for People scheme) permanent. This is... Articles
Labour’s Weekend of the Long Knives as Summer Purge deselects sitting Labour Cllrs en masse 14th July 2025 The London-based Labour Party National Convention, who are imposing Councillor selections on Birmingham Labour branches, has been deselecting sitting Labour... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives warn Labour’s Equal Pay Crisis isn’t over despite Labour claims as GMB look set to join Unite in strike action 2nd July 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives express deep concern over the GMB Union’s announcement of a consultative vote on strike action regarding unresolved equal pay... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives demand guarantees to end bin strike without new equal‑pay risks 30th June 2025 Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington) has today written to Council Leader Cllr John Cotton (Lab, Glebe Farm & Tile Cross)... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives call for a comprehensive national inquiry into grooming gangs 12th June 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have submitted a motion to be debated at the next Full Council meeting, urging the Government to establish a comprehensive... Articles
Birmingham Labour Denies Allens Cross Residents Their Democratic Voice 5th June 2025 Birmingham Labour has blocked Allens Cross residents from voting for a new councillor, despite Labour Councillor Jack Deakin’s near-total absence from duties... Articles
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
