Brummies hit with ANOTHER double whammy of fewer services for higher council tax. Tuesday, 21 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 that their budget gap for next year has gone from a forecasted £67 million in savings needed in 2025/2026 before the Autumn budget to at least £153 million savings now needed in 2025/2026. This means residents will be hit with another double... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives call investigation into Birmingham becoming the home of the Commonwealth Games 18th July 2023 Birmingham Local Conservatives call for investigation to see if Commonwealth Games could return to City! After Victoria, Australia pulled out of hosting the... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives force Labour Council transparency over £760 Million equal pay liability bombshell. 13th July 2023 Birmingham City Council met for its July Full Council meeting this week. The Council is currently being rocked by a potential £760 Million equal pay claim... Articles
Birmingham Local Conservatives call for Cllr Brigid Jones to resign over Oracle debacle. 30th June 2023 Councillor Ewan Mackey (Con, Roughley) Deputy Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives has called for Councillor Brigid Jones to resign following a catalogue of... Articles
Labour-led City Council slammed by Regulator of Social Housing 24th May 2023 The Regulator of Social Housing has today (May 24th, 2023) found Birmingham City Council has breached consumer standards and neglected its duty to ensure the... Articles
Opposition councillors provide leadership at Birmingham City Council on key issues 18th May 2023 Opposition Cllrs win a key call-in decision on Tyseley Incinerator. Birmingham City Council’s Sustainability & Transport Overview & Scrutiny Committee have... Articles
Statement on Labour Party Coup in Birmingham City Council 17th May 2023 In response to news that the National Labour Party were planning to force out the Leader of Birmingham Labour & install a new leader by means of a selection... Articles
Cost of living payments arrive to help vulnerable families in Birmingham 26th April 2023 Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, Cllr Robert Alden, welcomes the Conservative Government’s extended Cost of Living Payments worth £900 for vulnerable... Articles
Cllr Robert Alden on Labour's failings on housing in Birmingham 19th April 2023 Cllr Robert Alden, Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, recently wrote for ConHome on the state of Birmingham's social housing. "There have been over 15... Articles
Making Birmingham the nation's "Decarbonisation Capital" 31st March 2023 This week, Birmingham Local Conservative's Leader Cllr Robert Alden, & Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment, Cllr Deirdre Alden, paid a visit to Tyseley Energy... Articles
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
Tuesday is the last day to register to vote 25th November 2019 Click here to register. It usually takes just 5 minutes. National News
Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News