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Mayor Tom Wootton outside the former Debenhams building. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Third cabinet resignation sparks questions over mayor’s East West Rail interest

A third Bedford Borough cabinet resignation has intensified pressure on Mayor Tom Wootton, with Sarah Gallagher’s resignation letter raising concerns over East West Rail...
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Poliical standing of Bedford Borough Council 2026 Image User-AuroraCipPer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Monthly column: Time for a change in Bedford Borough Council’s democracy

Bedford Borough Labour Group has set up a petition to give local people a say on how their Council is run. We believe the time has come for a referendum on the system of Governance and...
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Tom Wootton (Conservative) and his supporters on 5 May 2023, the night he was elected mayor of Bedford Borough

Labour councillors declare no confidence in Bedford mayor as opposition pressure grows

Bedford Borough Labour Group has declared no confidence in Mayor Tom Wootton, as opposition petitions calling for his resignation grow ahead of tonight’s council budget vote...
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Mayor Tom Wootton outside the former Debenhams building. Image: Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough councillors launch two more petitions calling for mayor’s resignation

After Bedford's Liberal Democrats launched a petition on Friday (13 February) calling for the resignation of Bedford's elected mayor, Tom Wootton (Conservative), two further 'parallel'...
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Members of the Bedford Labour Group pictured in St Mary's Gardens overlooking the River Great Ouse

Labour says abstaining on Bedford council budget was a “responsible choice”

Bedford Borough Labour Group has defended its decision to abstain after the council’s budget was voted down, saying the plans failed to secure long-term financial stability...
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