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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
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