Another controversial issue to be considered by the same cabinet meeting is whether the council should fly the Palestinian flag from the Guildhall on 29 November to mark the UN’s International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. https://t.co/HK5eNqUT39
Cambridge City Council's Cabinet meeting on 16 October will consider the council's position on the updated EHRC code of practice, which will likely be a controversial issue. In the last decade two Labour councillors have quit the council over trans issues. https://t.co/NyDP7Ddu23
In Alaska, the Democrats' cunning wheeze of getting an additional Dan Sullivan on the ballot paper seems not to have paid off so far - though there are still about a quarter of the votes remaining to be counted.
It's a one-horse race for the Abbey city council seat according to Independent Elliot Tong - though I suspect his former colleagues in the Green party might disagree.
The Conservatives overtake Reform UK to return to second place in the polls, but Labour are rising even faster, as Greens and Lib Dems droop. Andy Burnham has repeatedly ruled out an early general election, but it must be becoming more and more tempting. https://t.co/YFsJVLSYDB
An intriguing Facebook post from former Labour councillor Jeremy Benstead about Labour's Cambridge HQ, Alex Wood Hall in Norfolk St. Labour first acquired the site in 1927, and substantially redeveloped it in the 1980s. More at https://t.co/G9KhykK672
Labour out canvassing in Petersfield, where city council leader Katie Thornburrow's seat will be up for election in May. We're just getting to that time of year when residents' concerns about potholes start to overtake their concerns about overgrown weeds. https://t.co/2wUxek5wbT
Some Greens getting excited about the electoral consequences on Instagram. While it is now slightly easier for the Greens to become the largest party on the council at May's elections, it remains wildly unlikely that they'll make enough gains to take outright control.