Politics

Following the passing in the Commons of the second reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill which was backed by a majority of 225 MPs, the next step in the Bill’s passage through Parliament is the Committee Stage, during which the legislation will be subject to further scrutiny from a cross p

A report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Drug Policy Reform is calling for reform of Britain’s drug laws. Mike Weatherley MP for Hove and Portsladewho is a member of the group is giving the report his full backing. The APPG for Drug Policy Reform, Chaired by Baroness Meacher, has con

Following the closure of the Lansdowne Place Hotel in Hove, couples have had to rearrange plans for their special day. The council say they will  honour all bookings, ensure registrars are available and waive the fee for the new official notice of marriage document if the venue is changed. They will

The Green Party have announced the two candidates who will join Caroline Lucas to fight the next general election for the the Green Party in Brighton & Hove. Journalist and library champion Cllr Christopher Hawtree will contest Hove & Portslade and Davy Jones a nationally recognised expert on citize

Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown is calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to help hard pressed families and accept Government funding for a council tax freeze. Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis has written a letter to all English Local Authority Leaders outlining the financial support

Caroline Lucas MP has been re-selected as the Greens’ Parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion constituency for the next general election, in 2015. The MP, who became the UK’s first ever Green Member of Parliament when she was elected in May 2010, said she will campaign hard for a second term t