Dan Harrison’s Weak Leadership Is Risking Leicestershire’s Future Friday, 1 August, 2025 Dan Harrison says we “have to negotiate” with Leicester’s Sir Peter Soulsby, not to stop the city’s land grab, but to decide how much of Leicestershire we’re willing to hand over. That isn’t leadership. It’s surrender, dressed up as pragmatism. At this week’s extraordinary council meeting, councillors from every opposition political group (Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens, Labour and Independents)... Local News
County Council Sends a Clear Message: No to Leicester Boundary Grab! 30th July 2025 Leicestershire County Council has delivered a resounding message to the Government and Leicester City Council: residents do not want to be dragged into a... Local News
Get the Government to re-commit to funding Leicester's new hospitals 21st October 2024 Plans for two new hospitals, a midwifery-led unit and multi-storey car park are incredibly important to people across Leicestershire, who depend upon the... Opinions
Elections 6 May 2021 28th February 2021 After all of the votes had been counted the final result was: Conservatives 42 (up 6) Liberal Democrats 9 (down 4) Labour 4 (down 2) Local News
Press Release- Byron Rhodes says Lib Dem 17% Council Tax claims "Don't Add up." 19th April 2017 Lib Dem Council Tax Claims Don’t Add up Byron Rhodes, County Council deputy leader and Finance spokesman for the Conservatives at County Hall has today called... Articles
Byron Rhodes makes the case for fairer, needs-based funding for local government 15th December 2016 'Funding favours London regardless of need. It’s time to end the unfairness' Local Government Chronicle 15 December, 2016 The local government finance system is... Articles
Call for new trains now for Midland Mainline- Harborough MP Sir Edward Garnier joins calls 26th October 2016 Press Release Friday, October 21, 2016 Councils call for new trains now- Government urged to Invest The Government is being urged to order new trains now, to... Articles
Leics hopeful for "semi-skimmed" devo deal- LGC 8th June 2016 In an interview with the Local Govt Chronicle, LCC leader Nick Rushton outlines his thoughts on a Combined Authority for the county Articles
County leader & MPs welcome extra £7m in Funding Settlement 9th February 2016 After spearheading the campaign for a better funding deal for Leicestershire, CountyCouncil leader Nick Rushton, Alberto Costa MP (South Leicestershire) &... Articles
Statement from Nick Rushton 12th January 2016 County Council leader's Twitter account hacked- statement here. Articles
