Cllr Gwen Grahl, newly elected deputy leader of Brent Labour Group posted the following on Twitter earlier this evening, writing in a personal capacity.
I have today written to Labour’s NEC regarding advice received on forming an administration at Brent Council. Labour Groups should be trusted to make political decisions in the best interest of their residents.
Following the post Jake Rubin, Brent Cabinet Member for Communities, Children's Services, Employment and Climate Action tweeted his support:
I agree with this - I simply cannot understand why Labour’s NEC prevented Brent Labour Group from formal or informal agreements with the Green group in Brent, when the consequences for this were obvious
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Shame
Labour LOST the local election. Down by 23 Councillors and less than 30% of the vote. Councillor Grahl and the other Labour Councillors were too scared to sack their Leader who led them to such a disaster.
It is hardly surprising that the Liberal Democrats refused to accept Mo Butt as Leader of Brent Council. He was rejected by residents of Brent and he should have been sacked by Labour Councillors with any common sense.
The election result came out on 8 May - why did it take Councillor Grahl (writing in her "personal capacity"?) until 21 May to write her letter - a day after Labour signed off their "stitch up" deal with the Tories by giving them a few paid positions.
Just like the Liberal Democrats - the Greens are not as stupid as the Tories. They are not willing to prop up a toxic Leader like Cllr Butt either.
Shame on Councillor Grahl for allowing Mo Butt to remain as Leader so that he can continue his destruction of Brent.
Interesting that Gwen Grahl - the Deputy Leader of Brent Council - clearly thinks that the current arrangement is not "in the best interest of....residents". Of course, as an elected councillor she - and her twenty five colleagues - could simply have ignored the NEC and done what they thought was right.
It's a hoax - surely?
She won't last as Deputy Leader long if it is not! "Personal capacity"? - is she trying to create divisions in the Labour Group already?
In the eyes of National Labour Leadership the Brent Greens are traitors and the enemy!
With Grahl rocking the boat Tatler must be having regrets at having deselected the wrong people.
So if the NEC says OK to a deal with the Greens Labour will dump the Tories?
Has anyone told the hapless Kansagra?
The Lib Dem’s didn’t refuse to work with Labour, they refused to work with Councillor Butt - quite a reasonable position given that Brent residents clearly voted for change. The Labour group could have nominated a new leader and had a LibLab arrangement but Butt’s ego is far too big to allow his brother/cousins/in-laws to take over. He was so desperate to stay in power he preferred to deal with Tories and the few Labour councillors who aren’t his relatives let him.
We see you.
Surely this is about local government rather than party politics??? Once again hard working council tax paying residents are gonna to get screwed by squabbles.
Cllr Gwen Grahl, newly elected deputy leader of Brent Labour Group, but carried by Cllr Tariq Dar in her ward
Isnt it the Liberal Democrat’s condition for working with Labour was Cllr Butt had to go?
What's that? Join the Greens who would reject most of them
Is this a hoax, or better said a joke? Another example that the Labour councillors are in so much denial because they are still unable to see that their biggest shackle is Butt! Fact is, if they had selected someone else to be their leader, offers to work with Labour would have come in from principalled parties like the Liberal Democrats. Instead, the Labour councillors willingly voted for Butt again, this evidently not vetoed against by Labour NEC! So, it is therefore rather odd that having willingly got into bed with the Tories, Cllr Ghral is now suggesting in her letter that the Tories are not the best fit for Labour! What a traitor Ghral is! Wonder what Kasangra makes of all this now?!? Fireworks for sure for the next four years! Get the popcorn out!
Who let the Grahl out?
Why didn’t they do a deal with Anton?
I'm curious as to whether there was a challenge to Butt's leadership within the Labour group this year? Did anyone stand against him and say it would be better if Butt was replaced and they could then do a deal with the LibDems rather than the Tories? What are your sources saying Martin?
Grahl is deluded, Labour did so badly at the election because they have been doing a lousy job at Brent, and the residents wanted a massive change, that's why they lost so many seats. Like Starmer Butt needs to go. Greens had nothing to do with it.
No open formal challenge as far as I have heard. There would have been informal soundings re potential candidates - probably in a fearful atmosphere. Several potential challengers were not re-elected, including of course Cllr Nerva.
The Brent situation has now been covered in national press: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/labour-councillors-ban-green-deal-starmer-polanski-b2981746.html
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