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Reform UK is a ‘cult’, says suspended Shropshire councillor
Shehnaz KhanBBC News, West MidlandsDonna EdmundsDonna Edmunds was suspended by Reform UK after she stated on social media that she was planning to def [...]
Shropshire councillor resigns from Reform UK after suspension
Shannen HeadleyBBC News, West MidlandsGetty ImagesDonna Edmunds announced she was suspended pending an investigation just three days after local elect [...]
Cornwall councillor defects to Reform from Conservatives
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said he is pleased to welcome a defecting Conservative councillor to his party.Kevin Towill has changed his allegian [...]
Lidl denies Reform councillor officially opened Cwmbran shop
David DeansPolitical reporter, BBC Wales NewsFacebook/David ThomasThe three Reform councillors, including David Thomas in the centre, were pictured ou [...]
Labour councillor quits party over trans row
BBCZoe Hughes, an Exeter City council member, has quit the Labour Party in a row over transgender issuesA councillor has quit the Labour Party in a ro [...]
Coventry councillor ‘concerned’ by new asylum hotel
Getty ImagesCouncillor Richard Brown said "the council cannot support" the use of the hotel for asylum seekersAsylum seekers will be housed by the gov [...]
Dartford councillor charged over counter-protest remark
Suspended Labour councillor Ricky Jones has been charged with encouraging violent disorder after comments at a London counter-protest. Videos appeared [...]
Councillor quits Labour over Starmer Bangladesh comment
10 minutes agoBy Hannah Miller, Political correspondent Getty ImagesTower Hamlets in east London has a high British Bangladeshi populationThe deputy [...]
Green Party councillor apologises for Gaza comments
Mothin Ali says he is "sorry for any upset" after calling his victory a "win for the people of Gaza".
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Councillor, 18, overwhelmed to win seat from Tories
Daisy Creedon-Blakemore believes she is the youngest councillor in the country.
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Ex-Tory councillor discriminated against by local party, report finds
While some allegations were dismissed, the report, which was written in 2021, found several occasions over a number of years when Mr Arif was discrimi [...]
Luke Poots: Former DUP councillor disqualified for four years
It follows complaints he took part in council planning committee decisions his father was lobbying on.
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Call to ‘blow up’ Jewish conference by former Bristol councillor probed
Avon and Somerset Police said: "We are aware of a social media message in response to the announcement of a Jewish Labour Movement conference next yea [...]
Councillor accused of blackmail over Gaza ceasefire email
The Local Government Association says the message caused "hurt, worry and distress".
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Hackney mayor suspended by Labour over photo with arrested councillor
A photo shows Hackney's mayor at a party with Tom Dewey who had been arrested for child abuse images.
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