Tag: councillors
Calls for Reform UK councillor’s suspension over ‘Hitler’ post
Angela FergusonBBC News, LancashireFacebookThe meme published on Joel Tetlow's official Facebook page has since been deletedTwo Labour MPs have called [...]
Bolsover Labour councillors resign over Starmer’s leadership
Georgia RobertsPolitical reporter, BBC DerbyPeter SaullPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsPA MediaThe councillors said they were unhappy about the dir [...]
Three more Dudley councillors resign from Labour
Anna WhittakerBBC political reporter, Black CountryAlex McIntyreBBC News, West MidlandsDudley CouncilCouncillors Matt Cook, Peter Drake and Karl Denni [...]
Twenty-nine councillors defect to Reform UK
EPAReform UK leader Nigel Farage has welcomed 29 councillors to his party following defections from parties including the Conservatives and the Libera [...]
Councillors in Teignbridge told to stop swearing and show respect
Miles DavisBBC Devon political reporterReporting fromNewton AbbotBBCAn investigation will now be carried out into behaviour at Teignbridge Distict Cou [...]
Labour suspends 11 councillors during WhatsApp group probe
BBCLabour has suspended eleven councillors in Greater Manchester as part of an investigation into a WhatsApp group where offensive messages were share [...]
Councillors could be prosecuted over parish debts
BBCThe council took out a £3m loan from the government, in order to build a heritage and leisure centre in Creswell A parish council in Derbyshire is [...]
Reform UK councillors resign in protest over Nigel Farage
ReutersNigel Farage was elected as the Reform UK MP for Clacton last yearTen Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire say they have resigned in protest ove [...]
Twenty Broxtowe councillors quit Labour over Starmer’s leadership
BBCThe group of councillors plan to establish a new independent partyTwenty councillors have quit Labour in protest at the party's direction under Sir [...]
Nigel Farage calls on Tory councillors to switch to Reform UK
ReutersNigel Farage has called on Conservative county councillors to join Reform UK by 6 NovemberNigel Farage has called on Conservative county counci [...]
Councillors to be allowed to work from home, says Angela Rayner
YouTubeJackie Weaver went viral when she kicked two councillors out of a virtual meetingCouncillors in England will be allowed to take part in debates [...]
Peterborough councillors aged 18 and 86 ‘learn from each other’
Emma Baugh/BBCCouncillors Daisy Blakemore-Creedon and Dr Alan Dowson have an age difference of 68 yearsTwo city politicians, who are among the younges [...]
Police investigate Dartford councillor’s rally comments
LabourRicky Jones has been suspended by the Labour PartyMetropolitan Police says it is investigating comments allegedly made by a Kent councillor at a [...]
Councillors resign over Diane Abbott row and Gaza
32 minutes agoNick Clark,Local Democracy Reporting ServicePA MediaDiane Abbott has only recently been told she can stand as a Labour candidateSeven co [...]
Green Party hails highest number of councillors
More than 800 councillors have been elected across England - an increase of over 50
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