Local Conservatives demand West Midlands Police release ethnicity data in grooming gangs cases. Friday, 2 October, 2026 Birmingham Local Conservative call for West Midlands Police to release ethnicity data in grooming gangs cases. Following the evidence given to the Education, Children and Young People Overview and Scrutiny Committee yesterday Chair Cllr Matt Bennett has written to West Midlands Police demanding the Police set out a timetable for completing ethnicity data before the end of the year, explain why... Local News
Council Budget Consultation launched to fill Labour's funding black hole 12th December 2017 Impact of Labour budget failings revealed Labour controlled Birmingham City Council have today announced plans for how they hope to compensate for their... Local News
Conservatives vow to CANCEL Labour's planned congestion charge 1st December 2017 Birmingham Conservatives have announced they will axe Labour's planned congestion charge if they take control of Birmingham City Council in the all out... Local News
Bin Dispute: Council caves as Labour failures pile costs on Birmingham taxpayers leading to potential fortnightly refuse collections 24th November 2017 Following 221 days of formal dispute with the Unions and a summer of misery for Birmingham residents, which left 22 double decker buses worth of rubbish a week... Local News
Council falls short on budget yet again as overspends continue to mount 13th November 2017 Only in March Birmingham's Labour administration called the 2017/18 budget the ‘most analysed and scrutinised budget that has even been put before the Council’... Local News
Labour Mismanagement Costs Young Brummies £15m Additional Skills Funding 20th October 2017 A report to Cabinet on 24 October shows how Council procurement failings have cost the City region £15m in skills funding at a time it is badly needed. The... Local News
Conservatives welcome PM's commitment to allow Grammar Schools to expand 20th October 2017 The Conservative Group on Birmingham City Council welcomes the comments from Prime Minster Theresa May and School’s minster Nick Gibb, reaffirming the... Local News
Gary Sambrook slams fire safety failings of Birmingham's tower blocks 16th October 2017 The BBC has broadcast an 'Inside Out' documentary, detailing ‘completely avoidable’ and serious failings in the fire safety of Birmingham’s tower blocks... Local News
Protest demands Labour Council drops plans to move to fortnightly refuse collections 2nd October 2017 Ahead of the Labour Council Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, a protest has been held demanding that the Labour Cabinet axe their plans to adopt a new waste strategy... Local News
City Auditors Slam Labour Administration's Poor Value For Money 26th September 2017 As a part of the annual audit, the City's external auditors are required to make a judgement as to whether the Labour administration delivers value for money to... Local News
Conservatives Announce “back to work” card 25th September 2026 Restricting what people can spend benefits on, saving taxpayers £538 million a year. National News
Conservatives Back British Tourism 22nd September 2026 We’ll bring back tax-free shopping, bringing billions in extra spending to our high streets. National News
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith makes first major speech 17th September 2026 And makes it clear to Andy Burnham that businesses can’t afford anymore tax rises National News
Britain and the EU: After the reset 16th September 2026 Labour’s EU negotiations will fundamentally alter our regulatory framework, especially for farming and food security. National News
Conservatives announce new Shadow Cabinet 7th September 2026 Kemi sets out new cabinet to reach our goal of growth, higher living standards and fiscal credibility. National News
Our plan to increase defence spending 3rd September 2026 We must cut the welfare bill, reprioritise funding from other areas and invest into our armed forces. National News