Politics Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, also known as ‘Posie Parker’, implies she was responsible for Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle’s downfall Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, who also goes by the name of ‘Posie Parker’, has shifted her attention to Bristol Central for the General Election on 4 July, after threatening to stand as an independent for the Brighton Kemptown seat. The controversial figure, whose stance on trans rig By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Politics Lloyd Russell-Moyle to step down as Labour MP of Kemptown after “vexatious and politically motivated complaint” sees him receive “administrative suspension letter” from the party Lloyd Russell-Moyle is to step down as Labour MP of Brighton Kemptown after a “vexatious and politically motivated complaint” sees him receive an “administrative suspension letter” from the party. The MP, who revealed he is HIV positive during a House of Commons debate on public health in 2018, said By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Election Special LGBT+ Labour raises “record funds” to support LGBTQ+ parliamentary Labour candidates LGBT+ Labour has announced it has raised £27,500 to support LGBTQ+ Labour parliamentary candidates ahead of the general election on July 4, surpassing the previous record held since the 2015 general election. LGBTQ+ Labour said: “LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms are increasingly under threat: from the ris By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Politics “I’ve just got to keep pushing.” Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate Eddie Izzard fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP Eddie Izzard, who failed in her bid to become the Brighton Pavilion Labour candidate at the next general election, has said she fears being trans may affect her chances of ever becoming an MP. Izzard, who first came out as trans in 1985, said she may be considered too “different” for voters with str By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove councillors expected to appoint British Bangladeshi Mohammed Asaduzzaman as city’s new Mayor Brighton & Hove councillors are expected to appoint British Bangladeshi Mohammed Asaduzzaman as the city’s new Mayor today, Thursday, May 16. If agreed at this year’s Annual Council meeting, Councillor Asaduzzaman, who has lived in Brighton for 30 years, will become the first South Asian Muslim coun By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Government pushes ahead to make single-sex toilets compulsory in all new restaurants, bars, offices and shopping centres The Government has announced that single-sex toilets in England will become a legal requirement for all new restaurants, bars, offices and shopping centres later this year, meaning it will be compulsory to provide separate facilities for men and women. The law will apply to new non-residential build By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Labour councillors win Kemptown and Queen’s Park; Katy Bourne (Conservatives) re-elected as Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner and by-elections – following resignations of Chandni Mistry and Bharti Gajjar – took place to elect new ward councillors in Kemptown and Queen’s Park on Thursday, 2 May. On Sunday, 5 May, the votes for the local by-elections and Sussex Police an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Politics Candidates confirmed for Sussex Police & Crime Commissioner election and Queen’s Park and Kemptown by-elections Elections for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner will be taking place on Thursday, 2 May. The candidates standing for election have been confirmed: Jamie Bennett – Liberal Democrats Katy Bourne – Conservative Party Jonathan Christopher Kent – Green Party Paul Adrian Richards – Labour and Co By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News OPINION: Robert Brown, a gay man selected as Liberal Democrat candidate for Kemptown Ward by-election, talks to Scene Gay man Robert Brown, who has has been selected as Liberal Democrat candidate for the Kemptown Ward by-election, talks to Scene magazine about the state of Brighton’s ‘gay village’ and the future of Brighton & Hove Pride street parties on St James’s Street. Since standing in the May 2023 local elect By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Politics Labour candidate Josh Guilmant wins South Portslade by-election Labour candidate Josh Guilmant has won the South Portslade by-election with 55% of the vote, becoming the newest member to join the Labour majority administration in Brighton & Hove. The by-election was called following the resignation of long-standing Councillor, Les Hamilton, who had served the wa By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cllr Bella Sankey Politics Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey calls for reinstatement of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey is calling on the government to restore the Household Support Fund to keep vital support in place for vulnerable residents struggling to meet food and energy costs through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Councillor Sankey wrote to Chancellor Jeremy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Government funding announcement for Brighton & Hove City Council ‘desperately disappointing’, says council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor Brighton & Hove City Council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor (Labour) has described today’s local government funding announcement from the government as ‘desperately disappointing’. Councillor Taylor said: “This new announcement from the government falls disastrously short of meeting t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
