Rather belatedly, Brent Labour councillors are being asked to support an open letter calling on the London Region Campaign Improvement Board to reconsider their decisions on selections for the 2026 local election.
The letter, written in a respectful tone, cites the loss of effective councillors and disquiet amongst Labour members and local residents about the process. It argues that the process has had the opposite of the intended effect of ensuring a democratic process and selection of a group of diverse and effective candidates, and could affect electoral performance in May.
The letter calls for a reconsideration of decisions and a dialogue with party members, candidates and residents about thir concerns.
The Board is due to revisit the selections in January 2026.
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At least one councillor was worthy of deselection
Perhaps Butt and Co are looking for someone else to blame if Brent Labour do badly in next May's Council elections?
DNRE. Do not resident engage councillors a plenty. That's the inequalities way in Brent.
Which one do you have in mind - I can think of at least 4 useless ones deselected an at least 10 others who should have been. The absentee Councillor for Wembley Central for one, and the other in Northwick Park for another for starters.
Nothing to do with 'Brent' - it is the undemocratic and dictatorial Labour Party who are behind it. They talk of diversity and then pick on non-white Councillors only!
Totally agree with Anon 8 October 2025 at 12:40, however, there are quite a few councillors that should have been deselected, however, having Towerblock Tatler and Gould influencing the selections, what do we expect?
Hopefully, some of those unsuitable to hold public office will be deselected before the election (unfortunately, only if there is change at the top of the Labour Party). It's not too late to give the residents of Brent good Labour Party candidates who will work for the benefit of residents and not themselves who are using their office to enhance their status and enhance business (cough) opportunities.
As we understand it, the revisit of the selections will be to cull those who don't work hard enough, or show support for Palestine, or that Tatler falls out with.
The Brent Libdems and Tories are really enjoying Labour's current turmoil and will make hay once they start canvassing in earnest. Could there be a Labour wipe out in Brent because CIB, all because of one person's hatred of those that don't agree with her?
Why is Tatler getting all the blame - all Brent Labour Councillors are as bad as each other.
Vote Labour out at the next local elections - us residents deserve better!
Anonymous 8 October 2025 at 13:55 Which Northwick Park councillor, we ask as they both seem pathetic?
Blame Tatler as she was the biggest influence on the selections, and also deselections.
The CIB was the closest youll get to a fair selection,even then local officers trued to effect it,local branches have been caught fiddling and they dont like it,most of the councillors selected were either lazy or just plain absent the palestine question was nothing to do with it, the party within brent west are apathetic in attempts to claw back control,only good thing if you look at it butts sycophants and relatives have either been deselected or put in seats the party think are very losable.
Re Anon 8 Oct 16:44. In Northwick Park Collymore was ditched or is not standing so by default I must have meant Bajwa. Desperate to be Mayor so sucking up to other Labour Councillors at his drink parties BUT I cannot disagree with your "pathetic" description for both of them.
As ex Deputy Leader she would know exactly what the Labour Councillors were and were not doing.
Bajwa should have been deselected,yet they select his wife as well, watch for the cull in january as it swallows them both and spits them out,half the prospective candidates selected have already put on special measures due to laziness,incompetence and literally no idea of what the job entails, if any get through and get voted in itll be a sad day for brents residents.
Which councillor would engage with the no final plan, anti-resilience, population growth, forever development zones of Brent? There is no human rights, equalities or neighbourhood building to build a political career on inside such zones. Look the other way, be passionate about de-growth resilience settled life zones best profiting and your political career will progress well.
What difference does it make who was selected. They will all do what Mo Butt tells them to do - or they get bullied, isolated and blocked from any positions.
This council has been bringing in international issues to a LOCAL government, without the mandate of the LOCAL people. Just because an external organisation is ready to fund something does not mean it is free, it still takes up officer time which is NOT free and paid for by the local tax payer who are rightly frustrated due to years of cuts and not getting basic services they deserve. Why can’t the money the organisation was going to give to the council be spent on aid which would have a direct impact? Not to mention other communities who also had concerns. Also, regardless of whichever councillors they select it doesn’t really matter as I believe the people of Brent have had enough, we can’t get clean streets or safe pavements, there’s some last ditch money being thrown at street cleaning and roads but it’s too little too late. I feel some seats will be lost anyways so does it even matter who they select? This council is an absolute shambles, now only time will tell if the people of Brent will continue to vote in a labour administration who said they could achieve so much more with a labour government, what has been achieved? It’s a very sad state of matters.
Whoever comes in will struggle with funds. Opposition are blowing hot air for now.
The Labour Administration are full of hot air and misdirection (not forgetting their numerous Private Landlords). It looks like all the CIL has gone on their vanity projects (such as the Irish thing the Mayor is chasing) and the Council's necessary Reserves have all but gone paying Private Landlords (many of whom are Labour Councillors as mentioned earlier) for temporary accommodation for the renters they evict.
It's how you spend the funds you have that makes all the difference.
Dont forget Labour run Brent Council gave £17.8 milliin of our CIL/NCIL money to multi-billion pound developer Quintain to build their vanity project steps outside Wembley Stadium - how many hard working Council tax payers benefit from these steps??? The money should have been spent on other vital local projects.
And Labour Mayor of London wasted at least £6.5 million on the pointless rebranding of the London Overground Lines whilst the toilets at Wembley Central Station are still not repaired after 2 years of 'temporary closure for repairs'.
The London Borough of B~ent
If you need a private rental property, just contact your Labour Party Councillor, they have lots to choose from, some are not even licensed.
Can see that Queens Park is getting its Autumn rejuvenation major works. Splash pool pending.
Will there ever be councillors working for the social wellbeing of tenanted tower zones, as no tower home however many hundreds of thousand are paid for is yet owned? This adjustment to Brent new feudal realities of massive debit tenancies (leases) would give the council a more healthy and equitable dynamic regarding its spending decisions. Follow the data, follow where Brent population growth is zoned and plan assisted living/ welfare state infrastructure to scale.
So will any of the 22 existing Labour Councillors/Candidates who signed the letter by last Sunday make a real stand and resign from the Labour Party in solidarity with those dumped by the dictators at the Labour HQ or this is a pointless posturing by Tom Miller who is giving up anyway?
The remaining Councillors are oviously extremely pleased that they got selected, when they didn't expect to be, as their branch members were not happy with them. Others may just not want to upset the Party Stazi.
Here she is again!
Seems the 50% hasn’t been achieved.
He actually!
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