Tag: councillor
Shoot all Tories comment councillor avoids suspension
A former council leader who said "all Tories should be shot" will not be suspended, a committee has decided.Ieuan Williams made the remarks at an inte [...]
Reform UK stands by newly-elected councillor sacked by police
A Reform UK council leader has defended one of his newly-elected colleagues after it was revealed he had been sacked from his role as a police officer [...]
Sheffield’s youngest councillor has been suspended
The youngest member of a city council has been suspended by the Liberal Democrats after a formal complaint was made to the party's national HQ.Willis [...]
New councillor Andrew Hamilton-Gray revealed as sacked policeman
Jeremy BallBBC News, East MidlandsSuppliedAndrew Hamilton-Gray was dismissed from Leicestershire Police in January 2024The BBC can reveal that a newly [...]
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 [...]