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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...

Slough council restructures committees after Green Party breakthrough

Slough Borough Council has approved a major reshuffle of its committees following months of political changes, although one councillor criticised how appointments were made. The...

Bradford’s Kashmiri community voices growing concern as unrest escalates in Azad Kashmir

The escalating unrest in Azad Kashmir is being felt thousands of miles away in Bradford, where one of the UK's largest British Kashmiri communities...

Freedom of the Borough nomination for Ex-Mayor draws backlash

Plans to award former Middlesbrough mayor Dave Budd the Freedom of the Borough have sparked criticism from opposition politicians. They argue the town's highest...

What Kirklees councillors do for a living

With the battle for control of Kirklees Council finally over, attention has turned to the people now shaping decisions across the borough. But outside...

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