4 h. ago Reform UK strips council leader of membership over undisclosed X account

Party expels Ian Cooper in Staffordshire after historic racist social media posts emerge

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15 h. ago Perth and Kinross Council looking for a new contractor to do a better job at tackling weeds

Council leader Eric Drysdale has said controlling weeds is an "absolute priority"

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16 h. ago Council leader on gym upgrades: "One of the best investments we can make"

Joe Fagan was given a tour of the John Wright Sports Centre in East Kilbride, which has already been refurbished, along with Biggar Sport Centre, Strathaven Leisure Centre and Carluke Leisure Centre.

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34 h. ago West Lothian Council makes 'desperate' plea to government for £15m towards new school

Council Leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick repeated the council’s plea to the Education Secretary to help cover part of the £35m bill for the rebuild.

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52 h. ago London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes

London mayor cancels meeting on controversial ordinances, council still convenes  Lexington Herald Leader

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54 h. ago Reform UK launches investigation into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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54 h. ago Reform UK launches probe into council leader over social media posts

Party says Staffordshire county council leader has not been suspended

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55 h. ago Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about Sadiq Khan

Ian Cooper allegedly called Khan ‘narcissistic Pakistani’ and made comments about lawyer Shola Mos-ShogbamimuA Reform UK council leader has been accused of racism after allegedly describing Sadiq Khan as a “narcissistic Pakistani” and saying a black British lawyer should have “F’d off back to Nigeria”.Ian Cooper, the leader of Staffordshire county council, is also said to have attacked the justice secretary, David Lammy, in a social media post that said: “No foreign national or first generation migrant should be allowed to sit in parliament.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Glasgow council leader rejects 'emergency' homeless summit as city faces crisis

EXCLUSIVE: The SNP's Susan Aitken turned down the plea by the Scottish Tenants Organisation.

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1 week ago National Insurance rise adds £8m to West Lothian Council wage bill

At a meeting of the full council, SNP opposition group leader Councillor Janet Campbell branded the increase a “jobs tax” and raised a motion demanding the council write to Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking for its revoke.

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2 w. ago Cardiff council leader secures top spot in bid to become Senedd member

Huw Thomas wants to be a Labour Senedd member from next year

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2 w. ago Work progressing at pace on transformation of former Motherwell Town Hall into modern flats

Council leader Jim Logue and depute leader Louise Roarty recently visited the site.

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2 w. ago Swastika graffiti daubed on walls outside church 'deplorable' says council leader

'I hope the police can bring the perpetrators to justice and they get taken through the courts system and the full weight of the law brought against them'

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3 w. ago Man accused of verbally abusing council leader pleads not guilty

The incident is alleged to have taken place earlier this year

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3 w. ago Reform council leader defends party colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’

Staffordshire County Councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

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3 w. ago Welsh council leader resigns suddenly 'for personal reasons'

A new leader will be named next month

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3 w. ago SNP seize control of Stirling Council as opponents savage power

The new leader of Stirling Council has promised to tackle issues including anti-social behaviour and housing - but the Labour opposition have branded it the "worst start to any political administration in council history".

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3 w. ago Perth council chief makes grim council tax rise warning over social care costs

The comments from Perth and Kinross Council's leader comes as he meets finance and health ministers to find a solution amid an "unprecedented" level of complex care packages in the region.

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4 w. ago Greater Manchester council's opposition leader defects to Reform UK

He has defected to Reform and says Wigan's controlling Labour group could be ousted in 2027

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4 w. ago Council leader slams 'disrespectful' UK Government over Scots barracks plans for asylum seekers

Two barracks in Scotland and England will be used to accommodate around 900 asylum seekers as the UK Government ends the use of hotels for refugees.

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