by Citizen Reporter | May 27, 2026 | Council, News, Politics
Cllr Monica Press, Leader of the Labour Group of councillors, who represents Colville ward, addressed the full meeting of the new council. Here is her speech in full Thank you Madam Mayor and congratulations on your election. And congratulations to Cllr Nur on...
by John Cookson | May 5, 2026 | Politics
This Thursday — 7th May — voters in Kensington and Chelsea go to the polls in the most finely balanced local elections the Royal Borough has seen in a generation. The Conservatives are fighting to hold on to control, with the Labour Party snapping at their heels, and...
by John Cookson | Dec 4, 2025 | Council, News, Politics
The Chelsea Citizen grabbed a front-row perch on the press bench at last night’s Full Council meeting — here’s what unfolded… The session kicked off with an emotional plea over the plight of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank as four residents demanded...
by John Cookson | Nov 18, 2025 | Council, News, Politics
Reform UK stormed into Chelsea last night (18th November) with a rally aimed squarely at recruiting councillors to break the Conservatives’ decades-long grip on the Royal Borough. Around 120 locals packed St Luke’s Hall where party activists vowed to deliver a...
by Rob McGibbon | May 25, 2025 | Council, Politics
RBKC council is searching for a team of locals to come forward to join a new panel to “hold them to account” in light of the Grenfell tower disaster. The hunt is on for 10-15 people who can take up places on the resident-led Independent Advisory Panel...
by Rob McGibbon | Mar 20, 2025 | Council, News, Politics
The leaders of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council have waved through its budget for 2025-2026. Following a full council meeting on 5th March, the budget was signed off. Council tax will go up by four per cent – one of the lowest increases in...
