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Peter Saull

Birmingham, Westminster

Political Editor, BBC East Midlands at BBC

Political Editor, BBC East Midlands.

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  • What can the East Midlands expect at the local elections?

    2 months ago | bbc.com | Peter Saull

    What can the East Midlands expect at this election? Peter SaullPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsBBCCounty councillors will be elected on 1 MayIf you live in the county council areas of Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, you get a vote this Thursday. It's the first time these seats have been contested since 2021, when Boris Johnson was prime minister and the Covid vaccine was helping Britain to emerge from the pandemic. The Conservatives did very well back then, but a lot has changed.

  • Labour MP Michael Payne criticises local government shake-up plan

    2 months ago | bbc.co.uk | Peter Saull

    Image source, Parliament TVImage caption, Gedling MP Michael Payne spoke in the House of Commons on MondayPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsOne of Nottinghamshire's Labour MPs has openly criticised the government's drive to overhaul local councils. Ministers want to scrap district, borough and county councils and create new, larger "unitary" authorities, arguing that the current system is overly complicated.

  • Gedling MP Michael Payne criticises council reorganisation plan

    2 months ago | bbc.com | Peter Saull

    Peter SaullPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsOne of Nottinghamshire's Labour MPs has openly criticised the government's drive to overhaul local councils. Ministers want to scrap district, borough and county councils and create new, larger "unitary" authorities, arguing that the current system is overly complicated. Michael Payne, who represents Gedling, said his constituents had told him "loud and clear" they did not want a change.

  • Labour councillors resign over Starmer's leadership

    Mar 28, 2025 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Georgia Roberts |Peter Saull

    The councillors said they were unhappy about the direction of the party under Starmer [PA Media]Three district councillors in Derbyshire have quit Labour in protest at the direction of the party under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Councillors Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson and Sandra Peake are all now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website.

  • Jenrick against plan to expand Nottingham's council boundary

    Mar 28, 2025 | bbc.com | Peter Saull

    MP opposes plan to expand city's political boundaryPeter SaullPolitical Editor, BBC East MidlandsPA MediaJenrick, who represents Newark, told the BBC he opposed the city council's specific proposalsNottinghamshire's only Conservative MP Robert Jenrick has waded into the debate about council mergers, arguing that the expansion of Nottingham would be "deeply, deeply unpopular".

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