A new independent group has taken control of Broxtowe Borough Council following a shock mass resignation by Labour councillors. The Broxtowe Independents will run the council under a minority arrangement, relying on the support of opposition councillors to pass measures.
The first meeting of Broxtowe Borough Council is set to take place since an 'astonishing' announcement in which Labour lost control of the authority. Twenty former Labour councillors in Broxtowe announced on January 2 that they were resigning from the party to form a new Broxtowe Independents group. That independent group will now be running the council under a minority arrangement, given that they do not have enough councillors to form a majority.
This means the group will be reliant on the support of opposition councillors to get measures voted through. Broxtowe Borough Council's cabinet, including leader Milan Radulovic and deputy leader Greg Marshall, is now set to meet at 6pm on Tuesday (January 7) following the shock defection. Also set to be in attendance are Peter Bales and Helen Faccio, two of the six councillors who have decided to stay in Labour. Items being discussed include the response to the council's recent consultation on its budget for the forthcoming financial year. Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, says the formation of the Broxtowe Independents shows there is an existential crisis facing both the Labour and Conservative parties. Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live from his party's conference in Leicester, Mr Farage said: 'I couldn't believe it, what a big story. The party has got real, real problems and normally, you'd expect a mass resignation event like that halfway or two thirds through a parliamentary term. 'The fact that this is happening after six months is truly astonishing. Since 1918, basically it's been Labour or Conservativ
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