Labour wave white flag on Exempt Accommodation Tuesday, 17 February, 2026 Birmingham is facing a crisis in exempt accommodation, and now vital funding to tackle rogue providers is being withdrawn. Leader of the Opposition and Birmingham Local Conservatives, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington) has today written to Matthew Pennycook MP, Minister of State for Housing and Planning, urging the government to reverse this decision and to finally take the action needed to bring... ArticlesLocal News
A Week In Review... 20th May 2022 It has been a busy week this week as the Group prepares for the Annual Meeting of the City Council next week and Council business begins to get underway. So we... Articles
Cllr Timothy Huxtable welcomes new transformational funding for cheaper, greener and active travel across Birmingham & the West Midlands. 16th May 2022 Cllr Timothy Huxtable has welcomed £17.25 million of Conservative Government funding for new walking and cycling schemes across the West Midlands, cleaning our... Local News
Group Leader responds to re-election of Cllr Ian Ward as Leader of the Labour Group 16th May 2022 Congratulations to Cllr Ian Ward on his re-election as Leader of the Labour Group. In the local elections we campaigned for the City to stop it's focus on just... Opinions
Campaign Launched To Clean Up City's Alleyways 11th January 2022 The Conservative Group on Birmingham City Council have launched a campaign to get the City Council to introduce free cleaning of the City's alleyways where the... Local News
Birmingham City Council features in tables highlighting the worst performers regarding damp and mould in homes. 5th November 2021 In a report by the Housing Ombudsman, Birmingham City Council jointly topped the table which shows those landlords with maladministration findings in relation... Local News
Labour Council Leader refuses to commit to date to stop buying Diesel vehicles for the Council 2nd November 2021 With Birmingham City Council now reportedly owning fewer electric vehicles than it did in the 1930s and The Birmingham Declaration, issued on 1st December 2009... Articles
Conservatives call for Cross Party meeting to tackle the rise in the spiking of drinks. 2nd November 2021 At today’s Full Council meeting Cllr Robert Alden asked the Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities to host a Cross Party... Articles
Thousands say NO to tunnel closure! 20th October 2021 The Birmingham Conservatives put the call out to Brummies for them to join us in saying NO to Labour considering the closure of the A38 Queensway Tunnels and... Articles
Safety guidance on how to use fireworks responsibly now published! 15th October 2021 The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has this week, published safety guidance on how to use fireworks responsibly. The guidance reminds people to... Articles
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
