Labour tell Brighton’s Tories to stop whinging
Labour’s leader in Brighton and Hove has told the city’s Conservative party group to stop ‘whinging’ and get on with being ‘an effective opposition. Cllr Gill Mitchell‘s comments come after…
Local Tories slam Labour for ‘disingenuous’ comments on gay marriage
Senior Labour councillors in Brighton and Hove have been accused of trying to ‘play politics of the past’ with ‘disingenuous’ comments on the subject of gay marriage. The local Conservative…
Councillor’s judgement questioned over ‘murdering, raping and looting’ tweet
Councillor Ben Duncan‘s determination to nail the down the title of ‘Brighton’s most controversial councillor’ reached new heights this weekend with a satirical tweet that many will judge as coming…
Opposition parties urged to see sense ahead of budget meeting
The Labour and Conservative groups in Brighton and Hove have been urged to ‘see sense’ by the Green Party ahead of Thursday’s potentially tempestuous council budget setting meeting. The city’s…
Conservatives unveil alternative budget proposals
Ahead of Thursday’s budget setting council meeting the Conservative group in Brighton and Hove has revealed its alternative proposals to the budget plan laid out by the Green administration. The…
Opposition groups challenge Greens on allotments
The leader of the Conservative group in Brighton and Hove has challenged the Green-led administration to reverse its planned increase in allotment charges. The Green Party has proposed in its…
Labour Party Conference returning to Brighton
The Labour Party will be returning to Brighton in 2013 to hold its annual conference after a four year absence. It is estimated the party will bring 8,000 delegates and…
Local Labour campaigners fume as rail fares rise
Local MEP Peter Skinner has slammed the Tory-led government following the increase in rail fares that came in to force this week. Thousands of commuters in Brighton and Hove have…
Labour councillor warns against ‘Tory Death Tax’
Labour’s lead councillor for Brighton and Hove Gill Mitchell has spoken out against the potential ‘death tax’ imposed on families after a relative passes away. The plan from the Coalition…
Call for Bike Boxes in Brighton and Hove
Bike boxes should be introduced in Brighton and Hove to help reduce bicycle thefts and to improve the look of city centre pavements, according to the city’s Labour leader Gill…
Brighton MP blasts Labour’s ‘chaotic and incoherent’ education policy
Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas has ridiculed Labour’s announcement that it would cap university fees at £6,000 should it return to power at the next election. Labour campaigned last year…
Labour concern ahead of mysterious housing meeting
Labour leader in Brighton and Hove, Councillor Gill Mitchell, has expressed her party’s concerns ahead of a meeting tomorrow (Friday) when the council’s cabinet are to meet in relation to…
Labour repeat call for return to committee decision-making system
Brighton and Hove Labour has repeated its call for the council to return to a committee system of decision making which would replace the current Leader-Cabinet system that is place.…
Council’s education equality service praised by Stonewall
Brighton and Hove City Council has come second in the inaugural Education Equality Index devised by Stonewall, the lesbian, gay and bisexual charity. Stonewall report that homophobic bullying is endemic…
Primary school places a ticking time bomb, say new Labour councillors
The shortage of primary school places in Hove and Portslade has been described as a ‘ticking time bomb’ by two new Labour councillors in the area. Alan Robins and Anne…
Tory MPs challenged after electric car pledge is dropped
Brighton and Hove’s Conservative MPs have been urged to challenge their party on the decision to scrap a pledge to install a network of electric vehicle charging points. There are…
Whitehawk school kids faced with dog mess in playing fields
Children from Whitehawk Primary School are being prevented from using their playing fields as the grass area allocated to the school is covered with dog mess. The school’s previous playing…
Labour unveil new team to lead local recovery
The Labour and Co-operative Group in Brighton and Hove has unveiled its new look team of Lead Spokespeople as the party aims to rebuild after being pushed down to a…
Greens accused of U-turn on councillors’ allowances
The Brighton and Hove Greens have been accused of performing a U-turn on councillors’ pay structure after approving the plan to maintain the current level of allowances. The accusation has…
Green deal is undemocratic, says council’s opposition leader
Brighton and Hove City Council’s official leader of the opposition, Conservative councillor Geoffrey Theobald, has accused the Green Party and Labour of freezing his party out of key scrutinising roles.…
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