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2026 Birmingham is facing a crisis in exempt accommodation, and now vital funding to tackle rogue providers is being withdrawn.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
Press release: Birmingham City Council unites to back Conservative Group call for support for No Outsiders program 3rd April 2019 City Council unites behind support for No Outsiders. Birmingham City Council has sent a clear message in support of schools running the No Outsiders programme... Local News
Cllr Alex Yip Open Letter: Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel 26th March 2019 Open Letter: Birmingham Independent Improvement Panel: This week we have seen the Birmingham City Council issued with its third auditor warning showing a clear... Articles
Conservatives select Birmingham Northfield parliamentary candidate 21st March 2019 Gary Sambrook has been selected as the Conservative candidate for Birmingham Northfield for the next General Election. He was selected by members of the... Articles
Conservative alternative budget put to Council Chamber 28th February 2019 Conservative alternative budget put to Council Chamber The Conservative Group on Birmingham City Council have launched their alternative to the 4 year budget... Local News
Birmingham Bin Mess 29th January 2019 Birmingham Labour is failing Birmingham They have failed once again to end the bin dispute. Meaning more chaos. More bins uncollected. And more rubbish on our... Articles
Introducing a brand new railcard, reducing rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds 2nd January 2019 The Conservative Government are introducing a brand new railcard, which will halve all rail fares for 16 and 17-year-olds The railcard will give 16-17 year olds... Articles
Cllr Mosson & Cllr Ewan Mackey were delighted to join Pupils from Little Sutton Primary School at Birmingham Trees for Life's 3rd December 2018 Cllr Mosson & Cllr Ewan Mackey were delighted to join Pupils from Little Sutton Primary School at Birmingham Trees for Life's (BTFL) tree planting event at... Local News
Arts organisations across Birmingham are bracing themselves for a 33% cut in council funding 3rd December 2018 Arts organisations across Birmingham are bracing themselves for a 33% cut in council funding as they are told the Labour-run Council is set to renege on its pre... Local News
Andy Street has led the region to win over £1.7billion of extra funding from the Government. 31st October 2018 Working together as a region and by taking a business approach Andy Street has led the region to win over £1.7billion of extra funding from the Government. That... Local News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
