FOI reveals huge scale of waste at Birmingham City Council Monday, 19 January, 2026 A freedom of information request released by Birmingham City Council last week has confirmed the scale of waste and potential savings that could be used to help balance the council’s books and clean up the city. For the last decade, Birmingham Local Conservatives have been bringing forward alternative budgets calling on the council to reduce spending on consultancy, legal services, recruitment and... Articles
Local Conservatives Demand Action as Labour Enables Ghost Councillor Scandal 23rd May 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives yesterday submitted a formal complaint to the Standards Committee, calling out the Labour Administration for facilitating a... Articles
"Move the Lorries. Collect the Bins". Local Conservatives call for action to clear rubbish amid strike action. 21st May 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives are calling on the Labour Administration at Birmingham City Council to urgently adopt their proposal to station bin lorries at... Articles
Over 40,000 social housing bathroom and kitchen’s in desperate need of replacement. 29th April 2025 Today, it has been revealed that more than 40,000 Birmingham City Council homes have kitchens and bathrooms that do not meet the Decent Homes Standard. The... Articles
Our plan to clear out Labour's rats 28th April 2025 Following revelations that the Labour Administration had full knowledge of the significant public health risks from the ongoing bin strikes, Birmingham Local... Articles
Wembley Fans Left Stranded 23rd April 2025 Fans Left Stranded: Demand for Government and National Rail Action on FA Cup Semi-Final Chaos Aston Villa fans travelling to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup semi... Local News
Local Conservatives Welcome Suspension of Birmingham's 'Rat Tax' 17th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives welcome Birmingham City Council’s belated decision to temporarily suspend the controversial ‘Rat Tax’ in response to the ongoing... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives Demand Labour Councillors Drop Unite Membership and Face Standards Probe Over Strike Vote Conflict 16th April 2025 Birmingham Local Conservatives have issued a call for 23 Labour councillors to resign their Unite union membership, citing a glaring conflict of interest as the... Articles
Labour's partial deal to end strikes overwhelmingly rejected by Unite membership 14th April 2025 It has been reported that Unite members have overwhelming rejected Birmingham Labour's partial deal to end the Birmingham bin strikes. Cllr Robert Alden said... Articles
PLANNING APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF USE OF FROM RESIDENTIAL BUNGALOWS (USE CLASS C3) TO CHILDRENS CARE HOME (USE CLASS C2) AT 41A, 41B, 41C AND 41D DEAKIN ROAD 14th April 2025 Erdington Councillor Robert Alden has been contacted by the Planning Department to inform him that a planning application has been submitted to convert the... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
