No-Confidence Vote a “Nail in the Coffin of Democracy” as Labour Refuses to Accept Council’s Democratic Decision Tuesday, 31 March, 2026 Birmingham Local Conservatives have today warned that Labour’s refusal to respect last week’s decisive no-confidence vote is a clear and dangerous signal that the party will not accept the democratic will of the council if it ends up in no overall control after the May elections. If Birmingham Labour refuse to accept a no-confidence vote, will they accept a hung Council? Councillor Robert Alden... ArticlesLocal News
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
45,000 council houses don't meet Decent Homes Standard 10th December 2024 Birmingham’s social housing crisis continues to deepen, with just 26.6% of council houses now meeting the Government’s Decent Homes Standard according to... Articles
3 years of accounts not "true & fair" reflection of Council's financial position, deems finance boss 10th December 2024 Birmingham City Council’s financial chaos continues, with Audit Committee being told the Labour-run Council will not only miss the backstop date by which they... Articles
Motion passed! Birmingham Local Conservatives demand better street scenes for residents 4th December 2024 Birmingham Local Conservatives motion to the December meeting of Full Council at Birmingham City Council, which aimed to tackle street scarring and the public... Articles
Crucial target date for solving equal pay missed 3rd December 2024 Birmingham City Council’s ongoing Equal Pay crisis has further developed, as in today’s Full Council meeting, the Labour Administration admitted it will fail to... Articles
Labour plans to extort country park goers 19th November 2024 Birmingham City Council’s Labour Administration have launched public consultations announcing their intention to bring forward car parking charges in 3 of the... Articles
Labour fail apprentices as £9.5 million is surrendered 15th November 2024 Following revelations that Birmingham City Council has had to return nearly £9.5M in unspent Apprenticeship Levy to the treasury, a report to cabinet on 12... Articles
Delayed SEND report leaves parents feeling like an expensive problem 12th November 2024 The Department for Education (DfE) intervened in Birmingham City Council's SEND services in October 2021 after a 2021 inspection found that nearly all critical... Articles
Labour Continues to Leave Pensioners out in the Cold 5th November 2024 Birmingham Labour have today voted down calls to support pensioners facing the government's winter fuel allowance cut and declined an invitation to jointly... Articles
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
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Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News