32 h. ago Politician quits Conservatives saying party has lost its 'moral authority'

Todd Fergsuon quit the party after saying he came from a 'proud Conservative family'.

Politics

53 h. ago Bury's opposition leader and three other councillors quit Conservative Party

Russell Bernstein said 'the Conservative Party in Bury and nationally is no longer a party that is compatible with what I believe in'

Politics

3 d. ago Former London Tory council leader is latest Conservative councillor to defect to Nigel Farage's Reform party

Dan Thomas had been leader of Barnet Council in Margaret Thatcher’s back yard

Politics

2 w. ago West Lothian disabled veterans facing eviction 'must be offered new homes'

Conservative group leader and ex-RAF serviceman Councillor Damian Doran-Timson told the Local Democracy Reporting Service said he understood the financial problems the charity faced but was “dismayed” at the sell-off plans, and called on it to reconsider.

Politics

3 w. ago 'Everyone is frustrated' with time it took to investigate expelled Cardiff councillor, says leader

Cllr Keith Jones, who is now an independent councillor at Cardiff Council, was expelled from the Labour party following a three-year-long investigation

Politics

4 w. ago Opposition parties claim Dumfries and Galloway Council has descended into 'chaos'

The SNP group has submitted a vote of no confidence in the Conservative administration after seven councillors quit the group.

Events