Welcome to Labour in Brighton and Hove

Welcome to these pages from the Labour Party in the constituencies of Brighton Kemptown, Brighton Pavilion and Hove and Portslade.  Here you can read the latest from our local Labour MPs and councillors, obtain contact information and find out how to join the party or become a supporter.

Campaign starts to replace 'missing' Tory councillor

Labour has welcomed the news that 'absentee' Conservative councillor Paul Lainchbury has now resigned from the Council.

Earlier this year, Labour activist Elisabeth Telcs told local people: "Councillor Lainchbury has, at last, stopped taking his £11,000 allowance for a job he has rarely - if ever - carried out since being elected two years ... Read more

Tories branded "nasty party" over hunting ban

More than twice as many people think the Conservatives are a "nasty party" than a "compassionate Conservative" party, according to a recent poll.

The poll shows that only 23% of the public think the Conservatives are the ... Read more

David Lepper backs plans to clamp down on rogue wheel clampers

David Lepper, Brighton Pavilion Labour and Co-operative MP, has backed government plans to introduce compulsory licensing to deal with rogue wheel clamping companies.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced that a consultation would be ... Read more

Celia supports better standards from Letting Agents

Celia Barlow MP has joined the association of Residential Lettings Agents (ARLA) at the launch of a new Licensing scheme that promotes the highest standards for letting agents in the UK.

  The Labour MP for Hove pledged to ... Read more

Labour NEC statement on MPs' expenses

Cath Speight, Chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC), and Ray Collins, General Secretary of the Labour Party, made a statement after the NEC's recent meeting.

  "The Labour Party's National Executive ... Read more