Grant Williams

The council’s Labour budget has been approved without amendment, as expected. In terms of tax rises for residents, this will mean a total annual cost for the average Band D tax payer of £2,235.27 - which includes the mayoral precept

Deputy Leader, Cllr Mili Patel, responds to the alternative amendments using a Wizard of Oz analogy. She suggests the Conservatives are the "heartless" tin man, the Lib Dems the "cowardly" lion and the Greens the scarecrow that is "all heart but lacks rational thought"

The town hall is starting to fill up with councillors as Brent Council convenes to agree the budget and set the tax prices for the next financial year. I’ll be posting live updates here as the meeting takes place