Birmingham Local Conservatives Propose 10-Year Local Connection to Prioritise Social Housing for Local Families. Friday, 13 February, 2026 Birmingham Local Conservatives have announced a new policy proposal to increase the minimum period of local connection required to qualify for social housing in Birmingham to 10 years. The proposal is designed to ensure that scarce council housing is prioritised for long-standing Birmingham residents, families, key workers, veterans and vulnerable individuals to whom the Council owes a clear legal... ArticlesLocal News
Birmingham Local Conservatives Announce Candidate for Bournbrook & Selly Park By-Election 9th April 2024 The ruling Labour Administration at Birmingham City Council, who previously announced they have run up a £867 million equal pay bill and spent over £130 million... Articles
Improvement & Recovery Plan must focus on culture change and delivering services for residents. 4th April 2024 Today the Cabinet agreed on the draft Improvement & Recovery Plan (IRP). This is the first stage of a longer-term IRP. It is the latest in a long line of glossy... Articles
Government Household Support funding for Birmingham welcomed 4th April 2024 Today Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet welcomed the government's £12.79 million Household Support funding for Birmingham. This comes less than a year after... Articles
45% of Exempt Accommodation in Birmingham fails to meet quality standards, as Labour Administration continue to fail on housing. 22nd March 2024 Yet again this Labour administration is found wanting with residents living in the City. A recent report has highlighted that 45% of the exempt accommodation in... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives respond to Cabinet Member for Finance resignation 22nd March 2024 Cllr Brigid Jones (Lab, Bournbrook & Selly Park) announced her resignation from Birmingham City Council yesterday. Cllr Jones was the Cabinet Member for finance... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives’ response to the announcement of the exit of Chief Executive from Birmingham City Council 13th March 2024 Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington), Leader of the Opposition and Birmingham Local Conservatives said, “We thank Deborah Cadman for her service in her time in... Articles
Labour Cabinet no-show meeting to help address the financial crisis at Birmingham City Council. 1st March 2024 Thursday's Cabinet-property meeting was suspended as the required number of Labour members to be quorate failed to attend. With both the Leader and the Cabinet... Articles
Tenants charged for non-existent communal areas 1st March 2024 Social Tenants across the city have been served a notice of increases to their social rent which included an unexpected item. A charge for “communal area... Articles
£306 per a minute - The price of Labour's inaction 29th February 2024 In June 2023, it was revealed that Birmingham Labour had for months been keeping secret an equal pay liability of potentially £760 million. This colossal figure... Articles
Kemi Launches our 2025 Local Elections Campaign 20th March 2025 At a speech in Buckinghamshire on March 20th Kemi Badenoch spoke about what's at stake in the local elections on May 1st National News
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