Birmingham City Council met for its July Full Council meeting this week. The Council is currently being rocked by a potential £760 Million equal pay claim dating back to 2012, on top of the £100 Million it will cost to fix the Oracle IT system.
Councillor Ewan Mackey (Con, Roughley) Deputy Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives has called for Councillor Brigid Jones to resign following a catalogue of failures which have plunged the council into crisis.
The Regulator of Social Housing has today (May 24th, 2023) found Birmingham City Council has breached consumer standards and neglected its duty to ensure the safety of tenants.
In response to news that the National Labour Party were planning to force out the Leader of Birmingham Labour & install a new leader by means of a selection panel, Cllr Robert Alden, Leader of the Opposition & Birmingham Local Conservatives, (Cons, Erdington) said:
Leader of Birmingham Local Conservatives, Cllr Robert Alden, welcomes the Conservative Government’s extended Cost of Living Payments worth £900 for vulnerable families in Birmingham.