Features & Longread Sophie Cook says why she wants to represent Brighton Kemptown for Labour Why the time is right for me to stand for parliament by Sophie Cook. By Sophie Cook • 3 min read
In The South Greens announce election candidates and invite local parties to talk about electoral alliances Brighton & Hove Green Party announce parliamentary candidates for general election on June 8 and invites local parties to talk about electoral alliances. By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Brighton Kemptown MP re-adopted to stand in June general election Simon Kirby, MP was officially re-adopted as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven this morning (April 22) at a meeting of his local Association. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Kemptown MP asks Culture Secretary to consider Brighton for Channel 4 move Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven has today written to the Culture Secretary, the Rt. Hon Karen Bradley MP asking her to consider Brighton as the best place to relocate Channel 4. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
In The South Liberal Democrats table bold housing plans “It’s time for the city council to be bold in seeking solutions for the housing crisis”, say Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats. By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News House of Commons consider draft Bill on ‘Companies Documentation’ affecting transgender people Today, (March 1) Conservative MP, and former Minister for Women and Equalities, Nicky Morgan, will introduce a ten Minute Rule Bill to the House of Commons which aims to protect trans people from unintended public disclosure of their former names by the Registrar of Companies. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News POLITICS: LGBT people and the Council’s budget Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty, conveyor of the Green group on Brighton & Hove City Council explains why this is not the time to cut the council’s LGBT+ Community Safety post and other cuts affecting the LGBT+ communities in Brighton and Hove. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Greens claim their ‘spend to save’ budget proposals will save £2 million to protect essential services Green Councillors have released their budget proposals ahead of todays annual Budget Council meeting laying out ways the Greens would seek to make changes to the present budget, with a spend to save approach they argue would net the Council an additional £2 million and prevent cuts to essential serv By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Caroline Lucas MP to hold surgery at offices of Terrence Higgins Trust Caroline Lucas, the Green MP for Brighton Pavilion will be holding a surgery at the offices of Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) on Friday, February 24 from 4pm-6pm. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Former out Lib Dem MP selected to stand for West of England Metro Mayor Stephen Williams, the former MP for Bristol West, is to contest the West of England Metro Mayor election for the party. Mr Williams, a former Vice President of LGBT+ Lib Dems, has a long track record of being a campaigner on LGBT+ issues, including leading for the party during the legislative stages By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Sussex University and Black Rock development to benefit from Government funding Brighton is to receive part of the £66.06m Coast to Capital funding as part of the Growth Deal programme. This round of Growth Deals was announced at Budget this year, Local Enterprise Partnerships were asked to put forward investment proposals for £1.8 billion, which the Government has made availab By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Greens angry at Labour ‘U-turn’ on council tax rise At a full meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council on Thursday, January 26, questions were raised by the Green Group as to why the Labour Council leadership were seeking to introduce Council tax rises they had previously opposed during the Green administration. By Besi • 2 min read
