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
Damning report shows Labour-led Birmingham City Council is STILL failing social housing tenants! 23rd February 2024 On Thursday the 22nd of February, the Housing Ombudsman released a Press Statement and published an article on their website, detailing their findings of 6... Articles
A dark day for Birmingham, as Labour propose "the worse budget ever"! 20th February 2024 Last night, Birmingham Labour published their budget proposal ahead of the March 5th full council meeting where councillors decide if they will vote for or... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives seek to secure date for public inquiry into equal pay crisis 31st January 2024 Birmingham Local Conservatives have submitted a motion to January’s full council meeting at Birmingham City Council calling for the dates of the planned public... Articles
Double blow for social tenants as rent rises by max increase and Council admits it’ll take 8 years to deliver decent homes. 18th January 2024 Birmingham Labour have admitted it will take at least 8 years before council tenants in the city have decent homes to live in, due to the chronic... Articles
Labour seek to raise council tax by 21% over two years 9th January 2024 Birmingham City Council continues to face an acute financial crisis brought about by the Administration’s mismanagement of equal pay, oracle, and savings... Articles
Labour’s “toxic culture” of obfuscation 7th December 2023 At this months Full Council meeting, Birmingham Local Conservatives called on the City Council Administration to scrap their 'toxic culture'. The Council needs... Articles
Further Commissioners & Advisors named for Birmingham 5th October 2023 With the Secretary of State confirming an unprecedented level of intervention in Labour’s crisis-hit Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Local Conservatives... Articles
Labour Cabinet to cut already creaking housing budget by nearly 30%. 3rd October 2023 Labour-run Birmingham City Council is cutting nearly 30% from its already stretched housing budget. The news was revealed at the Homes overview & scrutiny... Articles
Conservative Group respond to the extraordinary Auditors Statutory Recommendations into failings at Birmingham City Council 29th September 2023 A critical report complied by auditors on the state of Birmingham City Council's finances has been released, making 12 recommendations which they believe the... Articles
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
