New leader for Brum after Labour ousts Ward

By Heather Jameson | 22 May 2023

The national Labour Party has selected Cllr John Cotton as the new leader of Birmingham City Council Labour group after its intervention last week.

A damning report into the UK’s largest council’s politics led the Labour National Executive Council (NEC) to announce it would hold internal elections for a new leader and deputy leader, usurping current incumbent Ian Ward and his deputy Brigid Jones.

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