Elizabeth Glinka

1 week ago | newssniffer.co.uk | Elizabeth Glinka

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c230je4dmklo Version 0 of 1. Donna Edmunds announced she was suspended pending an investigation just three days after local elections A newly elected councillor has resigned her Reform UK membership after she was suspended over a social media post. Donna Edmunds, who represents Hodnet in Shropshire, was suspended last week after she posted on X about her plans to defect from the party.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Gavin Kermack |Elizabeth Glinka

A senior member of Reform UK has said the party will "of course" work with other West Midlands councillors, following success in the recent local elections. Reform now controls a number of councils across England - including Staffordshire County Council - and is the largest block on several other authorities where overall control remains in the balance.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Dawkins |Alex McIntyre |Elizabeth Glinka

Talks to end a strike by bin workers in Birmingham has ended without a deal. The Unite union said negotiations would resume next week, although it offered to continue talking over Easter. The strike has been running for more than five weeks and the union said a deal "would be much closer" if promises made by the council in interviews would be put in writing.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Elizabeth Glinka |Rob Mayor

Image source, ReutersImage caption, A major incident was declared after the city council estimated that some 17,000 tonnes of rubbish was piled on Birmingham's streetsPolitical Editor, BBC West MidlandsPolitical Reporter, BirminghamA deal between striking bin workers and Birmingham City Council could have been reached were it not for the interventions of the Unite union's national leadership team, the BBC has been told.

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Elizabeth Glinka

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Unite's general secretary has told government leaders they “can no longer pretend” the bin strike, which has lasted for more than three months, is nothing to do with themThe government is sitting on its hands over the Birmingham bin strike as negotiations in the dispute descend into farce, a union boss says. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has told Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner the government can no longer say it is "nothing to do with us.