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Kirklees Reform council leader breaks silence as historic posts unearthed

The leader of Kirklees Council says historic ‘racist’ posts found on her former social media account were not all made by her. The posts were...

EXCLUSIVE: Reform’s Stephen Place on Islamophobia allegations, community trust and Bradford’s future

Bradford’s Reform UK council leader Stephen Place has acknowledged that he failed to properly monitor his Facebook page, while disputing authorship of posts raised...

Hounslow councillor resigns Conservative whip amid directorship declaration row

Hounslow councillor Satwant Kaur has resigned the Conservative whip pending guidance from the council’s monitoring officer over a company directorship missing from her register...

City of London pledges to comply with Israeli settlement sanctions after call for support

The City of London Corporation has pledged to comply with forthcoming sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank after being urged to support...

Four MPs condemn Reform councillor’s ‘profoundly offensive’ alleged post after chaos erupts in Kirklees chamber

Kirklees’ four Labour MPs have condemned an alleged Facebook post attributed to Reform councillor Tracy Clayton as “profoundly offensive”, as a confrontation over the...

Who gets to be English? The debate over race, ancestry and belonging in a changing Britain

A child is born in Bradford to Pakistani parents. They go to school here, grow up with a Yorkshire accent, support England, work here and...

Months without Cabinet meetings prompts Kirklees councillor to open new route for scrutiny

One of the newest additions to Kirklees Council has put forward new plans for change, after Cabinet meetings were axed for months. Previously, Cabinet meetings...

Kirklees Reform Group endorse ‘attack ad’ on Tories as part of Accelerator Programme

Reform UK Kirklees has been called out by Kirklees Conservative Councillors after endorsing Westminster’s Accelerator Programme, which involved creating an ‘attack ad’ on the...

Honley parish council plans rejected after low public turnout

A Kirklees cllr has urged the authority to “listen” to voters after plans for a new Honley parish council were preliminarily rejected. The draft final...

Middlesbrough Labour challenges independents over Reform UK membership

Two Middlesbrough independent councillors have defended their decision to become members of Reform UK while continuing to sit as independents on the council. Cllr Mick...

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