Twenty Labour councillors have quit the party in protest at its direction under the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer, accusing the prime minister of having "abandoned traditional Labour values".

Twenty Labour councillors at Broxtowe BC, including the leader, have resigned from the party, accusing it of "abandoning traditional values" under the

The newly-formed Broxtowe Independents said "with a heavy heart" that they can "no longer be in a party that has abandoned traditional Labour values under Sir Keir Starmer's leadership".

Group on Nottinghamshire authority accuse Government of ‘destroying local democracy and dictating national policy’