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First Green on South Gloucestershire Council as Labour cabinet member defects

Post author:The Canary
Post published:29 June 2026
Post last modified:29 June 2026

Sean Rhodes, who has represented Kingswood since 2023, is now South Gloucestershire Council’s first Green Party councillor. Rhodes explained: As part of the South Glos Council administration, we have worked hard to improve the lives of residents in ever more difficult economic circumstances but the Labour government have absolutely failed in their promise to bring positive change to our country. The decisions made by this Labour government are making things worse for working people, and now we see them going through the same political soap opera that the Conservatives did in their end days. The Green Party has a clear focus…

Cabinet ministers tell Starmer to pack his bags

Post author:Willem Moore
Post published:19 June 2026
Post last modified:19 June 2026

Following Andy Burnham’s win in the Makerfield by-election, Keir Starmer was quick to congratulate Britain’s newest MP. Later in the day, he would beg Burnham not to run against him in a leadership challenge. Now, it looks like Starmer’s days are numbered, because his Cabinet is revolting: BREAKING: Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband have told Keir Starmer to set out a timeline for his departure Other Cabinet Ministers will follow suit this afternoon [@thetimes] — Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) June 19, 2026 Taxi for Starmer! As noted, Starmer basically begged Burnham not to run against him. According to Starmer, a leadership contest…

Lambeth elects first ever Green leader and moves to ‘cabinet committee’ model

Post author:The Canary
Post published:2 June 2026
Post last modified:9 June 2026

Lambeth has elected its first ever Green leader at a reconvened annual council meeting at the Town Hall in Brixton. Martin Abrams, councillor for Streatham Hill East, was elected to lead the council, and Ciara Alleyne and Natalie Kane were elected co-deputy leaders. Abrams has named his cabinet, with ten councillors covering nine remits between them: Natalie Kane. Ciara Alleyne. Pete Elliott. Scott Ainslie. Zvikomborero Chihoro. Michael Chessum. Jeremy Isaacs. Sam Dorney-Smith. Alice Weavers. Jonathan Bartley. The Greens had been moving to implement a committee system of governance. This would have scrapped the executive model in favour of cross-party committees which…