Birmingham’s recently formed council leadership has made two urgent requests to the incoming Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, centered on addressing the city’s escalating housing crisis. Council leader Roger Harmer (Liberal …
Birmingham City Council’s new leadership faces urgent calls to preserve weekly bin collections and initiate a comprehensive city-wide clean-up. Following last month’s elections, the council—Europe’s largest—is now governed by …
Over a month has passed since Birmingham Labour experienced a severe blow in the local elections, resulting in the loss of council control after 14 years. The party’s leader, John Cotton, lost his seat, and the number of …
After eight years in opposition, Roger Harmer and Julien Pritchard have stepped up as the new leaders of Birmingham City Council, taking charge of the largest local authority in the UK with a £4.4 billion budget. Harmer, from …
The Liberal Democrat group leader on Birmingham City Council is emerging as the frontrunner to become the city’s next council leader, as talks continue behind closed doors to form a left-leaning coalition. Discussions between …
Cannock Chase Council has ushered in a new chapter with Reform UK’s historic rise to leadership, marking the first time the party controls this Midlands authority. Following the May 7 elections, the council shifted to no …
The 2026 local elections in Birmingham have delivered a political upheaval unlike any seen before. The results, now fully declared, reveal a city no longer dominated by the traditional two-party system. Labour has lost its …
Harris Khaliq, newly elected councillor for Birmingham’s Ward End, believes the recent surge of independent candidates signals a fresh start for many of the city’s “forgotten” communities. Khaliq, who ran a grassroots …
Dudley’s Liberal Democrat leader, Cllr Ryan Priest, has openly defended what critics have dubbed ‘potholes by postcode’ deals with Conservative council leaders. These arrangements prioritize road repairs in council areas …
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has emphasized that Ukraine stands at a crucial turning point, following a stark warning from NATO’s chief who urged Europe to brace for a conflict on the scale faced by previous generations. …