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Jess Phillips Resigns as Safeguarding Minister
Jess Phillips is a Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley. She used to be the government’s Safeguarding Minister. This job means she worked to keep people safe – especially women, girls, and children from abuse and violence. On 12 May 2026 she resigned from her job in the government. She sent a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Why did she resign? In her letter Jess said: • She likes Keir Starmer as a person and knows he cares about the right things. • But she feels the gove
May 122 min read
Reform Birmingham may push for Clean Air Zone (pay-as-you-drive rules)
Reform UK has admitted there is “no viable route” for the party to take control of Birmingham City Council despite emerging as the largest group following last week’s local elections. The party made major gains across the city on Thursday, with Jex Parkin elected in Kingstanding alongside around 22 other Reform UK councillors. The results left Reform as the biggest single party on the authority, but still well short of the 51 seats needed for an outright majority. In a statem
May 122 min read
The Downfall of Keir Starmer: From Landslide Hero to Leadership Crisis
In July 2024, Sir Keir Starmer stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street as Britain’s new Prime Minister, fresh from a historic landslide victory that ended 14 years of Conservative rule and delivered Labour its largest majority in a generation. Less than two years later, on 11 May 2026, the same man delivered what many called a “make-or-break” speech in a nondescript London community centre—shirt-sleeved, brow furrowed, voice strained—while more than 60 of his own Labour MPs p
May 114 min read
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