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
Birmingham Labour cause a major public health incident 31st March 2025 Birmingham is facing a major health and environmental hazard as an estimated 17,000 tonnes of rubbish continues to rot on the streets, with the situation... Articles
Our Plan to End Labour's Bin Strikes 25th March 2025 After three months of the Birmingham Bin Strike, the Labour Council have no plan to end their strike and has so far failed to show leadership and get our City... Articles
Birmingham Conservatives Oppose Imposed Traveller-Stopping Sites 18th March 2025 Birmingham City Council’s Labour Administration is proposing a new Gypsy Roma Traveller Strategy and Delivery plan, which includes "negotiated stopping sites"... Articles
Conservatives call on City Council to ditch 'crazy' rollout plan during bin strike. 12th March 2025 The Opposition Shadow Cabinet at Birmingham City Council has called on the ruling Labour group to ditch their plan to roll out fortnightly bin collections from... Articles
Alternative Budget 2025 - The Conservative Plan for a Cleaner City 3rd March 2025 Birmingham’s Labour Councillors face a stark choice in this year’s budget : hit residents with a double whammy of higher taxes and fewer services – or adopt... Articles
Labour’s Bin Chaos Escalates – Strikes Now 5 Days a Week 26th February 2025 Unite the Union has announced an escalation of strike action to an “all-out” strike five days a week, plunging the city further into chaos as Labour’s inability... 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
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
