Statement on Equal Pay Settlement Tuesday, 14 October, 2025 Responding to the announcement that the Council has finally made a settlement agreement for Equal Pay, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington), Leader of the Opposition and Birmingham Local Conservatives, said: The Council created this Equal Pay liability of £760 million in botched deals to end bin strikes in 2017 and 2019. They were instructed to end the equal pay liabilities and settle payments by... Articles
Petition launched demanding Inquiry into Council Bankruptcy 11th April 2025 Following the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton refusing this week to launch promised local inquiries into Birmingham City Council’s financial... Articles
Deals to end the bin strike need finally to draw a line under Equal Pay risks and last long term. 10th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have cautiously welcomed the announcement of a potential partial deal between Unite and Birmingham City Council to suspend the... Articles
Deputy PM Angela Rayner MP visits the Public Health Crisis that Brum Labour refuse to debate 10th April 2025 Today Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is visiting Birmingham to see the 21,000 tonnes of rubbish and rats that have gone uncollected under Birmingham Labour... Articles
BIRMINGHAM LOCAL CONSERVATIVES SLAM GOVERNMENT AND LABOUR LEADER FOR DODGING ACCOUNTABILITY ON COUNCIL CRISIS 10th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives this week condemned the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton for their refusal to launch a local inquiry into... Local News
Birmingham Local Conservatives Slam Government & Labour Leader For Dodging Accountability On Council Crisis 9th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives today condemned the Labour government and Council Leader John Cotton for their refusal to launch a local inquiry into Birmingham... Articles
Birmingham Labour refuse to hold a vote on calls for a public health emergency 8th April 2025 Birmingham Labour have today refused to hear a debate or allow a vote on opposition calls for the declaration of a public health emergency. While rare... Articles
Labour councillor tears up membership over Birmingham Labours Rat Tax 8th April 2025 At a meeting of today’s Full Council at Birmingham City Council, a rat stood up and asked the Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport, Cllr Majid Mahmood... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Call on Council to act by asking neighbouring Councils for help to clear up public health crisis 31st March 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives are calling on the Labour Administration to act quickly to get the streets clean of rubbish before the 4 week birth cycle for... Articles
Declare a public health emergency in Birmingham, end the strikes, clean our streets 31st March 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives are calling on the Council to go further and now declare a Public Health Emergency due to the impact of the ongoing bin strike in... Articles
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