At today's meeting of #FullCouncil on Brighton & Hove City Council, Brighton & Hove Labour Party councillors are arguing for: ✅ A gender equality strategy ✅ Licensing/regulation of airbnbs and holiday lets ✅ Better public toilets and council services ✅ Tax justice

"So much of our taxes get swallowed up in government waste, corruption and tax cuts for the wealthiest, it is little wonder that many of us are livid about the recent increases to national insurance." Cllr John Allcock kicks off item 20, Lab/Green motion on tax justice 👇

The gap is widening for woman from immigrant communities and for trans women says Clare Moonan There is a gender health gap The UK has the largest female health gap in the G20 and 12th largest locally. Men are more likely to be sent for tests. Women receive medication #LDreporter

Women are slower to be prescribed pain killers. Locally we have low uptake of cervical and breast screening says Clare Moonan Public health confirms this. It is a health emergency. Menopause treatment is poor and misogynistic as is endometriosis. #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove

Much of the failure on gender equality in society is linked with poverty. We need to audit the welfare support system against unconscious bias says Clare Moonan A strategic approach allows you to step back and to plan #Ldreporter #Brighton #Hove

Item 23 - #GenderEqualityStrategy "Only by developing a systematic and comprehensive strategy, with all key partners, across all sectors (voluntary, public and private) can we hope to see some of these persistent and deeply embedded issues start to re-balance" Clare Moonan

Item 23 - #GenderEqualityStrategy "Earlier in this meeting Cllr Powell said the Green administration will not make a commitment to a Gender Equality Strategy which I find hugely disappointing. Without any strategic thinking, things will remain piece meal." Clare Moonan

.Clare Moonan is pleased @steffingtonheg is going to bring forward a gender equality strategy. She agress with Anne Meadows on what is the Health and Wellbeing Board doing. A strategy will look comprehensible at these issues. #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove

There is a cost of living crisis and woman are choosing between period products and food or heating. These products should be provided on the NHS says Clare Moonan #LDreporter #Brighton #Hove

✅ Our motion, calling for a #GenderEqualityStrategy to look into gender inequalities in health, safety, education and the economy has been passed! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

It's #BudgetCouncil Day! Brighton & Hove Labour Party are bringing forward proposals to improve the #Budget2023 by restoring basic services, protecting the most vulnerable and supporting local businesses and our visitor economy. 👇 Read more: brightonhovelabour.com

We agree with the Greens' Cllr Tom Druitt, this is not a good budget. 13 years of savage Conservatives cuts have decimated local council budgets and services. Our city and our country desperately needs a The Labour Party government...

"Having congratulated themselves on proposals they produced with such difficulty only weeks ago, this week they suddenly produce rabbits out of hats with no less than SIX amendments to *their own budget*! So, was it not so good to start with, after all?" Cllr Amanda E 💙#AskForAdoctor💙

A lot of money is spent on refurbishing parks but children have to go home to use the toilet, which is why I support refurbishing toilets with £1.1 million says Theresa Fowler #LDreporter

✅ Won support for our plans to re-allocate funding from Hanover LTN to invest £1.1million in public toilet refurbishments! 🎉 ✅ Won support for our plans to block the return of children's library fees! 🎉 #BasicServices + tackling #disadvantage NOT #VanityProjects!

Labour never thought it would work. We have tried to make it work for six years and we will try to make it work now in the best interest of the city. It's £151 per person in the city, so we need to make it work in the best interest of residents in the city. says Clare Moonan

Jacob Darby Allen (Labour) and Jacqui Simon (Labour) have been elected as councillors for the Woodingdean ward. The turnout for this ward is 3,169 - 42.82% of an electorate of 7,400.

Amanda Evans (Labour), Ty Goddard (Labour), Jacob Oliver Taylor (Labour) have been elected as councillors for the Moulsecoomb & Bevendean ward. The turnout for this ward is 3,043 - 28.8% of an electorate of 10,583.

Les Hamilton (Labour) and Alan Robins (Labour) have been elected as councillors for the South Portslade ward. The turnout for this ward is 2,609 - 35.6% of an electorate of 7,337.

Birgit Rose Valeria Miller (Labour), Trevor John Muten (Labour) and Jackie O’Quinn (Labour) have been elected as councillors for the Goldsmid ward. The turnout for this ward is 4,756 - 44.1% of an electorate of 10,782.