Labour Still Refuses to Listen: Conservatives Continue Fight Against Damaging Park Parking Charges Monday, 2 June, 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have expressed serious disappointment following Labour members’ rejection of the call-in against parking charges at city parks, despite clear and overwhelming opposition from residents. Charges introduced at Cannon Hill Park in 2017 have increased dramatically, by 88%, including a recent 25% hike in the past two years alone. Conservatives, warning that Cannon Hill... Articles
Oracle Public Interest Report lays bare failures on Labour-Administration 20th February 2025 The long-awaited Public Interest Report on Birmingham Labour’s butchered rollout of the Oracle IT system has been published today, exposing the full extent of... Articles
Update: Labour councillors vote to cut library services for 5th time. 13th February 2025 Labour councillors have voted to uphold their devastating cuts to library services , despite a cross-party call-in challenging their decision. This means... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Demand Transparency Over Child Safeguarding Risks Following Birmingham Council Budget Cuts 9th February 2025 Cllr Adam Higgs (Con, Highters Heath), Shadow Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, has written to Cabinet Member for Children, Young People &... Articles
Council Leader Caught Misleading Residents 3rd February 2025 On the 13th of December, after seeing the local government settlement, Councillor John Cotton and his Labour Administration personally asked for council tax to... Articles
Bankrupt Council holds back nearly £40m in schools’ funding 30th January 2025 Almost 9 out of 10 requests for additional support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEND) are turned down whilst the Council sits on a pile of cash... Articles
Labour scupper attempts to protect family homes and tackle badly run exempt accommodation 28th January 2025 On the 28th of January, a motion was brought to Birmingham City Council’s meeting of Full Council by opposition councillors calling for the acceleration of the... Articles
Brummies hit with ANOTHER double whammy of fewer services for higher council tax. 21st January 2025 Today at Birmingham City Council Cabinet Committee, the Council has confirmed council tax is going up by 10% again next year. The Labour Cabinet also revealed... Articles
Over a decade after first calls for legendary rock band to be honoured - Black Sabbath to be awarded Freedom of the City 21st January 2025 Freedom of the City is a prestigious honour bestowed by a local council, celebrating the exceptional service of individuals or groups to their community. This... Articles
Unite Binmen to Strike 19th December 2024 Responding to the news that residents face yet another bin strike under the Labour Administration of Birmingham City Council, Cllr Robert Alden (Con, Erdington)... Articles
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News
Your NHS needs you – how to become an NHS Volunteer Responder 25th March 2020 The NHS has issued a call for volunteers to support the 1.5 million extremely vulnerable people in our society. Here’s how to take part. National News
Support packages for businesses affected by Coronavirus 24th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a number of temporary, timely and targeted measures to support businesses in this time of national need. National News
Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives 23rd March 2020 Boris Johnson's speech to the nation to send us into lockdown: getting everyone to stay at home to protect the NHS to save lives. National News
