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	\| leader = Milan Radulovic		\| leader = Milan Radulovic
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			The '''Broxtowe Independents''' are a ] in the ] in ], ].
	The '''Broxtowe Independents''' are a ] in the ] in ], ], formed by the defection of 21 formerly ] councillors. The councillors quit the Labour party due to their claim that it had "abandoned traditional labour values" with the new group notably expressing their opposition to the government's winter fuel allowance being means tested.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewxrzq0489o\|date=2 January 2025\|accessdate=2 January 2025\|title=Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest\|website=BBC News\|last=Casswell\|first=Hugh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://x.com/broxtowelabour/status/1874846754711142707\|date=2 January 2025\|accessdate=2 January 2025\|publisher=Broxtowe Independents\|title=👇👇👇\|website=Twitter}}</ref> The group has said that they intend to run Broxtowe Borough Council in a minority administration in the short-term.
			== History ==
			The party was formed in January 2025 by the defection of 20 formerly ] councillors, one of whom also serves on ]. The councillors quit the Labour party, claiming that it had "abandoned traditional Labour values", with the new group notably expressing their opposition to the government's ] of the ], and the increase in bus fares.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewxrzq0489o\|date=2 January 2025\|accessdate=2 January 2025\|title=Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest\|website=BBC News\|last=Casswell\|first=Hugh}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet\|user=broxtowelabour\|number=1874846754711142707\|accessdate=2 January 2025\|author=Broxtowe Independents\|title=👇👇👇}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Murray \|first=Jessica \|date=2025-01-02 \|title=20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/02/labour-loses-20-councillors-broxtowe-nottinghamshire-keir-starmer-leadership \|access-date=2025-01-02 \|work=] \|language=en-GB \|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The group has said that they intend to run Broxtowe Borough Council in a minority administration in the short term.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Cooke \|first=Millie \|date=2025-01-02 \|title=Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-broxtowe-labour-councillors-b2672965.html \|access-date=2025-01-02 \|website=] \|language=en}}</ref>

			The group's joint statement claimed 10 of their councillors had been blocked from standing as Labour candidates for the ] of the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Boakye \|first=Kwame \|date=2025-01-03 \|title=Labour loses control of district after 20 councillors quit party \|url=https://www.lgcplus.com/politics/governance-and-structure/labour-loses-control-of-district-after-20-councillors-quit-party-03-01-2025/ \|access-date=2025-01-04 \|website=Local Government Chronicle (LGC) \|language=en}}</ref>

			One of the councillors, former deputy leader Greg Marshall, told '']'': "here have been policy positions at national level which weren't within ] manifestos; winter fuel allowance for 11 million pensioners, abandonment of the ], the Labour Party's response to ]. All of those things have been challenging".<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24834243.councillor-quit-labour-rips-indefensible-party-starme/\|title=Councillor who quit Labour rips into 'indefensible' party under Starmer\|last=Brawn\|first=Steph\|date=5 January 2024\|work=The National\|access-date=6 January 2024\|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 15:11, 18 January 2025

Political party in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire

Broxtowe Independents
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Leader	Milan Radulovic
Founded	2 January 2025; 16 days ago (2025-01-02)
Split from	Labour Party
Ideology	Social democracy Localism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Green Red
Broxtowe Borough Council	20 / 44
Nottinghamshire County Council	1 / 66
Website
broxtoweindependents.org.uk
Politics of the United Kingdom Political parties Elections

The Broxtowe Independents are a political party in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England.

History

The party was formed in January 2025 by the defection of 20 formerly Labour councillors, one of whom also serves on Nottinghamshire County Council. The councillors quit the Labour party, claiming that it had "abandoned traditional Labour values", with the new group notably expressing their opposition to the government's means testing of the Winter Fuel Payment, and the increase in bus fares. The group has said that they intend to run Broxtowe Borough Council in a minority administration in the short term.

The group's joint statement claimed 10 of their councillors had been blocked from standing as Labour candidates for the 2025 Nottinghamshire County Council election of the 2025 United Kingdom local elections.

One of the councillors, former deputy leader Greg Marshall, told The National: "here have been policy positions at national level which weren't within General Election manifestos; winter fuel allowance for 11 million pensioners, abandonment of the Waspi women campaign, the Labour Party's response to Gaza. All of those things have been challenging".

References

Casswell, Hugh (2 January 2025). "Twenty councillors quit Labour in Starmer protest". BBC News. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
Broxtowe Independents (2 January 2025). "👇👇👇" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 January 2025 – via Twitter.
Murray, Jessica (2 January 2025). "20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
Cooke, Millie (2 January 2025). "Twenty councillors quit Labour accusing Starmer of abandoning party values". The Independent. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
Boakye, Kwame (3 January 2025). "Labour loses control of district after 20 councillors quit party". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 4 January 2025.
Brawn, Steph (5 January 2024). "Councillor who quit Labour rips into 'indefensible' party under Starmer". The National. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

External links

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