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
Tory Deputy urges Labour 'Save our services, not your trade unions' 27th February 2013 Deputy Leader of the Conservative group urged fellow councillors to save vital city services in Birmingham, during yesterday's Council budget debate by... Local News
Councillors join residents in campaign to save Erdington Walk in Centre 11th February 2013 Local Councillors have joined residents to campaign to save the vital Erdington Walk in Centre. Local News
Harbour: 'Great privilege' to be awarded CBE 2nd January 2013 Malcolm Harbour says it is a "great privilege" to be awarded a CBE in the New Years Honours. Articles
Cllr Robert Alden: Labour have "lost control of City Council's finances" 27th October 2012 Cllr Robert Alden has accused the Labour-run City Council of having "totally failed to control the budget this year" ahead of the announcement of wide-ranging... Local News
Birmingham MP celebrates local health charity's 16th year 12th August 2012 Andrew Mitchell MP has visited Banners Gate Counselling Centre, a local Sutton Coldfield health charity, to catch up on progress made in the Centre’s sixteenth... Local News
Conservatives slam vandals for damaging Erdington fountain 4th August 2012 Counservative Councillor, Robert Alden, slams vandals for damaging the fountain on Erdington High Street Local News
Conservatives join all-party delegation to Number 10 to promote Birmingham 26th July 2012 The Conservative Group will be represented as part of an all-party delegation from Birmingham to Number 10 to seek the best possible deal for Birmingham... Local News
Erdington Councillors fight to save local gardens 16th July 2012 Erdington Councillors welcome decision to save local gardens following their hard fought local campaign Local News
Harbour hits out at EU over jobs and growth 8th July 2012 Malcolm Harbour , West Midlands Conservative MEP, has criticised the EU Commission for lack of focus and inaction on jobs and growth policies Local News
What a Welfare State we're in 6th October 2025 Helen Whately outlines our plan to reform welfare and get people back into work National News
Backing the makers 6th October 2025 Andrew Griffith MP stands up for the makers and entrepreneurs National News
Save British Farming 6th October 2025 Victoria Atkins MP holds a rally at Conference for farmers National News
Energy is prosperity 6th October 2025 Claire Coutinho announces the Conservatives will repeal the Climate Change Act National News
Responsible radicalism 6th October 2025 Mel Stride MP outlines our vision for a Stronger Economy National News
Controlling Immigration 5th October 2025 Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp MP sets out our Borders Plan to tackle illegal immigration in the UK. National News
