Politics

• News / Politics

  Parties clash over seat proportionalities across council committees

  There was "chaos" at a council meeting triggered by the recent defection of a councillor

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• News / Politics

  Two prominent Labour councillors replaced from committee leadership roles

  The shake-up comes as the Greens have taken effective overall control of City Hall

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• News / police and crime commissioner

  Avon and Somerset crime commissioner speaks out as role is abolished

  Clare Moody will remain in her post until her term ends in 2028

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• News / Politics

  Labour councillor reinstated after suspension for racist comment

  The politician has "unreservedly apologised for any hurt his actions may have caused"

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• News / Politics

  Green councillors accused of being ‘intimidating and offensive’ by holding up pro-trans placards

  A war of words has reignited between councillors and women's rights campaigners

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• Your say / Racism

  ‘It is the greed of a privileged few, not immigration, that is Britain’s problem’

  Lorraine Francis urges Bristol to continue to face up to historical hard truths

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• News / Politics

  Councillor suspended from mosque role

  Abdul Malik has apologised for sharing the Hamas clip on social media

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• News / KNowle West

  What will become of Knowle West’s former youth club?

  Demolition plans for Eagle House loom while campaigners call for the building to be renovated

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