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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership

Keir Starmer head and shoulders shot in suit and glasses
The Broxtowe councillors are critical of the cut to the winter fuel allowance, the bus fare increase and Labour’s plans to scrap two-tier county and district councils. Photograph: Leon Neal/PA

Twenty councillors at a local authority in Nottinghamshire have quit Labour, saying the party has “abandoned traditional Labour values” under Keir Starmer’s leadership.

The move means Labour has lost overall control of Broxtowe borough council, which it gained in 2023, and those defecting include the council leader, Milan Radulovic, who had been a party member for 42 years.

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