An independent group of councillors have expressed anger after a new party was formed by ex-Labour party members under a similar name. On Thursday, 20 members of Broxtowe Borough Council in Nottinghamshire,

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".

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".

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

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

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of "abandoning the working class" by a longstanding Nottinghamshire Labour council leader who has quit the party in a dramatic announcement. Milan Radulovic, who has led Broxtowe Borough Council for a combined 22 years and has served as a Labour councillor for nearly 40 years,