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London

Green Party leader accuses Sir Sadiq Khan of ‘standing with Keir Starmer over Londoners’

Green Party Leader Zack Polanski has accused the Mayor of London of failing to use his platform to stand up for Londoners out of...
Elections

Ex-Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll predicts party’s local election collapse in North East as he joins Greens

A former Labour mayor has predicted the party will lose control of four North East councils in 2026, as he announced he is joining...
Dewsbury

Five big decisions made by Kirklees Council this month

From budget plans and asset sales to housing and leisure developments, a series of major decisions taken by Kirklees Council this month are set...
Middlesborough

‘The entire scheme needs looking at again’: Councillors to vote again on their own allowances

Another deferral is expected when it comes to deciding the amount of cash Middlesbrough councillors receive annually.  The town’s councillors are being recommended to...
Elections

Newcastle Labour councillor defects to Greens and attacks government ‘failure

A Newcastle Labour councillor has defected to join the Green Party. Alistair Chisholm, a Labour councillor in the Ouseburn ward since 2018, has today announced...
Kirklees

Council accused of ‘misleading spin’ over North Kirklees sports centre plans

Party leader Cllr Cathy Scott (Dewsbury East) said the council’s announcement has given residents false hope that a replacement for the closed Dewsbury Sports...
Housing

Kirklees Council under fire for new estate-maintenance charge

Kirklees Council is facing criticism over a new weekly grounds-maintenance service charge that will be levied on council tenants from November, with opposition councillors...
Durham

Durham councillors approve new freedom of expression protections despite warnings over offensive language

A bid to change free speech laws for councillors in County Durham has been approved. Reform UK’s proposal to strengthen freedom of expression protections in...
Kirklees

Kirklees misses its own deadline on Dewsbury burial land report – Community Alliance demands transparency

Community Alliance Kirklees has criticised Kirklees Council for missing its commitment to publish the long-awaited Green and Open Spaces (“Green Land”) Report, which was...
Bradford & Keighley

Bradford councillors clash over Palestine flag row

A heated exchange has erupted between two Bradford councillors after a fiery debate over the city’s flag protocol and the flying of the Palestinian...
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