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Brighton MP blasts Labour’s ‘chaotic and incoherent’ education policy

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 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.…