The debate over former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner’s tax arrangements demonstrated that there are few topics more complex than the law of trusts. It was politically awkward, to say the least, when a deputy PM and housing secretary had to admit getting it wrong, and underpaying £40,000 in...
A by-election will take place to elect a new ward councillor for Queen’s Park on Thursday 18 September 2025 between 7am and 10pm.
The by-election will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Tristram Burden.
The candidates for the Queen’s Park by-election have now been confirmed:
Simon Charleton – Labour...
Hours before meeting Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump said he wanted to see a ceasefire in Ukraine and was “not going to be happy” if it wasn’t agreed today. The US president appears to have left Alaska with no such agreement in place.
“We didn’t get there”,...
Brighton and Hove Green Party has selected local campaigner Marina Lademacher as the Green Party candidate for the forthcoming Queen’s Park by-election.
Labour is abandoning our city. This is the 6th local council by-election in Brighton & Hove in two years, all of which have been caused by resignations of...
Donald Trump’s new international trade tariffs have landed. Some are lower than others, some deals have been done, but overall they are the highest they have been in 100 years.
They are also unprecedented in the era of the rules-based trade system that has been in place since 1945.
So what...
25 July 2025
People are being asked for feedback on council proposals for local government reorganisation following a government request for submissions on how local government should be organised in the future.
Government is abolishing two-tier councils, such as our neighbouring authorities East Sussex County Council and Lewes District Council, in...
A new approach to licensing will be discussed by councillors this week, as Brighton & Hove City Council looks to boost the city’s vibrant night-time economy as well as putting an increased focus on safety in and around licensed venues.
The council’s Licensing Committee will meet at Hove Town Hall...
Leaders have welcomed approval of their plans to collaborate in a single strategic authority for Sussex and Brighton with a directly elected mayor.
The government has agreed to move forward with a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) and confirmed the first mayoral election will take place in May 2026.
The new MCCA...
The Sussex Growth Forum, hosted last Friday by Wilton Park, brought together council leaders, MPs, business executives and regional influencers to harness Sussex's strengths ahead of devolution changes. The forum aims to position Sussex as a leading destination for investment and development.
Tom Cargill, Wilton Park CEO, said: ‘Wilton Park...
Plans to ban the use of the committee system and force Councils to use cabinets will undermine local democracy, say Greens
Last week the government proposed legislation that will abolish the committee system of local government, leaving only cabinet models as the form of governance for councils. The plans were...
