Labour loses 20 councillors in Nottinghamshire over Starmer leadership | Labour
Twenty local government councilors in Nottinghamshire have left Labor, saying the party had “abandoned traditional Labor values” under Keir Starmer's leadership. The move means Labor has lost overall control of Broxtowe Borough Council, which it won in 2023, and defectors include council leader Milan Radulovic, who had been a member for 42 years. Included. Councilors, […]
Farage Calls on All Conservative Councillors to Defect to Reform Party
Nigel Farage has urged all local Tory MPs to defect from the party ahead of next May's UK county council elections, claiming the Conservative party's brand is “broken” after repeated betrayals and calling for his own populist Reform UK. He called on them to join the party. The Brexit chief has written to all 1,352 […]
Fifth of England and Wales councillors have been threatened, survey finds | Local government
More than a fifth of city council members have received death threats or threats of violence, the survey found. The survey was released by the Local Government Association (LGA) ahead of its annual conference next week. We are calling for more efforts to improve the safety of members of Congress. Of the 1,734 people who […]