Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest

Labour lose control of council as 20 councillors quit with attack on Sir Keir Starmer

The newly-formed Broxtowe Independents said "with a heavy heart" that they can "no longer be in a party that has abandoned traditional Labour values under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership".

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Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values

It follows months of public disagreement between Labour activists in Broxtowe and the party hierarchy

Labour councillors quit, saying Keir Starmer has 'abandoned their values'

In another hammer blow to Labour's local authority control, 20 councillors have quit the party to form an independent group.

Labour councillors quit with broadside at Starmer

Twenty borough councillors in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire quit in protest at Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership.

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Radulovic said of the move that he was “deeply saddened” but had been placed in an “impossible position”. “I cannot support and will not support another centrist government intent on destroying local democracy and dictating national policy from a high pedestal,” he said. He also criticised plans to reorganise local government, which could see district […]