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
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
Brexit is a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen our border security 1st December 2019 Brexit provides a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen the security of the UK border. National News
Boris Johnson sets out the details of the Khan case 1st December 2019 The terrible Khan case has highlighted a complicated area of law. There have been many inaccuracies reported about this case over the last 24 hours. Here are... National News
