Brighton & Hove Labour For the many, not the few

Here’s a round-up of some of the key moments and decisions, in case you missed the recent Full Council meeting on the 15th December.
You can watch the meeting back in full here.
And read our Twitter thread for as-it-happened commentary here.
#FullCouncil has begun!@bhlabour are bringing forward plans on:
โ The welfare of asylum seeking children
โ Taking action against revenge evictions
โ Addressing the mental health emergencyFollow this THREAD for updates and watch along live here ๐นhttps://t.co/jxpTyvVkR0 pic.twitter.com/LLQbPFwKhk
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour introduce plans to stop revenge evictions and protect renters:
๐๏ธ Item 62 – Revenge Evictions ๐๏ธ
"A softly, softly approach to enforcement as is the present policy simply doesnโt work. People are being thrown out of their homes because they ask for essential repairs."
Cllr Gill Williams on @bhlabour's motion to tackle #revengeevictions pic.twitter.com/t46PfJrUMZ
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐๏ธ Item 62 – Revenge Evictions ๐๏ธ
โ Pleased to have won support for our motion to tackle #revengeevictions, although it has been amended by the Greens
๐จ Let's use the powers we do have to stop #revengeevictions, protect #renters and take robust action against #roguelandlords pic.twitter.com/9joFEvH1Hk— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour takes action on the mental health emergency:
๐จ Item 61 – Mental Health Emergency ๐จ
Cllr @CarmenAppich ๐ฃ๏ธ "The words are all there, we need actions now."
โ Winning support for our joint motion declaring a mental health emergency, following a powerful deputation from young people, and a welcome campaign by @CitizensBH pic.twitter.com/YUClcl60LJ
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour challenge Council and Home Office to protect unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, following reports that more than 130 such children have gone missing from hotels in the city:
๐จ Item 63 – UASC๐จ
Cllr @BellaSankey:
"We have no right to call ourselves a City of Sanctuary while 130 children are allowed to disappear."#AsylumSeekers #uasc pic.twitter.com/Mxa5Dn2GO7
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐จ Item 63 – UASC ๐จ
โ Pleased to have won support for our motion challenging the Home Office for abandoning unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in local hotels with no meaningful safeguarding.
๐จ Urgent action is needed, as 130 children have gone missing in Brighton & Hove pic.twitter.com/5mAoXoMb9v— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour want action not just words on the cost-of-living crisis, and push the administration to support small businesses in the city when setting the Council budget:
๐ท Item 66 – Cost of Living ๐ท
Cllr @Amandae995995: "Many struggling businesses are not aware of even the limited help that is available to them, as their bills double and triple out of control."
Our amendment seeks to address this. pic.twitter.com/WHiDc2QIwK
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐ท Item 66 – Cost of Living ๐ท
โ Pleased to have won support for our amendment, aimed at supporting small businesses through this #costoflivingcrisis
๐ Watch this space, small businesses must be a priority at budget time pic.twitter.com/IWR2DGjuDc— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour recommit the Council to the recommendations of the climate assembly in its bid to make Brighton & Hove a carbon neutral city by 2030 to combat the climate crisis, including urgent work to make public transport more affordable and accessible, and finally deliver a Park & Ride scheme:
๐ Item 67 – Climate Emergency ๐
โ Pleased to have won support for our amendment to tackle #rail and #bus fares, and recommit the council to delivering on the recommendations of the #ClimateAssembly, including #ParkandRide pic.twitter.com/lFAmGwHFN8
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐ Item 67 – Climate Emergency ๐
Cllr @CarmenAppich: "The climate assembly called for park and ride schemes across the city. We have called for and identified funding for a feasibility study on numerous occasions but this just hasnโt materialised."#parkandride pic.twitter.com/87xx8FEF0Q
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour ensures plans to close Bright Start nursery will be fully interrogated in January:
๐ผ Item 54 – Save Bright Start Nursery ๐ผ
Cllr @jacquelquinn wins support for @bhlabour's amendment, following a powerful deputation and petition from residents, calling for scrutiny at the next #CYPS Committee around the plans to close Bright Start #nursery pic.twitter.com/tJaJfW72aB
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour stands in solidarity with striking nurses:
๐ฅ Item 59 – Sussex Health & Care ICS ๐ฅ
Cllr @CCmoonan says:
"I want to offer solidarity to nurses on the picket line today, I know you have not gone on strike lightly, and you deserve a proper pay settlement."#NursesStrike @RCNBrightonHove pic.twitter.com/jUQd2fXmMt
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour ensures the process and criteria for identifying locations to install cycle hangars across the city is made public and accountable:
๐ฒ Item 65 – Cycle Hangars ๐ฒ
Cllr @john_allcock: "The Labour Group welcome cycle hangars, we are very much in favour of the policy of introducing them, we think theyโre in principle an important addition to the Cityโs infrastructure"#cyclehangars pic.twitter.com/9mGA5KJ6CM
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐ฒ Item 65 – Cycle Hangars ๐ฒ
Cllr @john_allcock: "A very worrying pattern has emerged with this administration โ from cycle lanes, to low-traffic neighbourhoods, to cycle hangars, this Green administration seems incapable of conducting meaningful consultation with residents…" pic.twitter.com/XOELTYMbiV
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
๐ฒ Item 65 – Cycle Hangars ๐ฒ
โ Pleased to have won support for our sensible amendment to scrutinise the criteria used to identify locations for #cyclehangars pic.twitter.com/Lip7ejgUlT
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022
Labour Councillors also scrutinised and held the administration to account on a range of issues at the meeting, including temporary and emergency accommodation, staff pay, disability advocacy, protection of trees, keeping council home rents low and more.
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At #FullCouncil we won support for our plans to:
โ Support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
โ Protect renters and stop revenge evictions
โ Take action on the mental health emergency
โ More on #costofliving #climateemergency๐ฃ๏ธ P.S Great maiden speech @BellaSankey ๐ pic.twitter.com/GLu67NF74Q
— Brighton & Hove Labour Councillors (@bhlabour) December 15, 2022