ADMIN POST.
Twenty councillors quit Labour today, 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.
In a statement, the councillors – who will now sit as part of a new Broxtowe Independents party – said: “It is with a heavy heart that we can no longer be in a party that has abandoned traditional Labour values under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
The dominoes are tumbling.