The cost of Birmingham’s bin strike has reached £32.4 million, according to Birmingham City Council’s 2025/26 Provisional Revenue Outturn report.The report shows the dispute has cost the council:£8.3 million in lost income.£14.4 million in one-off co
A cross-party call for Birmingham to be included in the national inquiry into grooming gangs has been backed by MPs from both the Conservative and Labour parties. The joint letter, signed by Birmingham Conservative Group Leader Cllr Robert Alden, Sutton Coldfield MP Sir Andrew Mitchell and Birm
Three major bin strikes in the past decade have damaged Birmingham’s reputation and contributed to the Council’s financial problems following Labour’s £750 million Equal Pay liabilities arising from the 2017 bin strike settlement.ITV’s latest revelation that Birmingham City Council prepared a report
Green-Lib Dem-Better Brum Independents coalition scraps weekly bin collectionsThe Green-Liberal Democrat-Better Birmingham Independent coalition, backed by a Reform Councillor at the recent AGM, has abandoned one of its clearest promises to Birmingham residents by pushing ahead with Labour’s plan to
LOCAL CONSERVATIVES CALLS ON NEW LIBERAL DEMOCRAT-GREEN LEADERSHIP TO SAVE WEEKLY BIN COLLECTIONSCouncillor Robert Alden (Con, Erdington), Leader of the Birmingham Conservative Group, has written to Birmingham City Council’s new Leader and Deputy Leader, urging them to take immediate action to save
Birmingham Local Conservatives Call for Cross-Party 'Group Leaders Council' to be formed to help Deliver Stability for the CityThe Local Conservative Group at Birmingham City Council has proposed the creation of a new 'Group Leaders’ Council' to provide the stable, coordinated leadership the city ur
Fans Left Stranded: Demand for Government and National Rail Action on FA Cup Semi-Final ChaosAston Villa fans travelling to Wembley Stadium for the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday 26th April (the match kicks off at 5:15pm) are set to face major travel disruption, as rail services from Birmingham
It has been a busy week this week as the Group prepares for the Annual Meeting of the City Council next week and Council business begins to get underway.
Congratulations to Cllr Ian Ward on his re-election as Leader of the Labour Group. In the local elections we campaigned for the City to stop it's focus on just vanity projects in the City Centre and instead invest in neighbourhoods across the City.
Labour run Birmingham City Council’s plans for an Athletes Village for the Commonwealth Games in 2022 have been abandoned with the Government stepping in to ensure that athletes can be accommodated during the £750m event.
