The walkout came amid the party's heavy losses in the Basildon Borough Council elections, where Reform UK won 11 of the 14 seats contested, with Labour losing all six of its defended seats.

A Labour council leader has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer, saying: "No-one in this borough is more angry with this prime minister than me." Posting on Facebook, Gavin Callaghan, leader of Basildon ...

Basildon Council owner Gavin Callaghan hopes Waitrose will open in the town next year Final negotiations are ongoing with Waitrose for the supermarket's first store in an Essex town, a council leader ...

Basildon Labour leader Gavin Callaghan has announced his decision to step back as the leader of Basildon Council following the recent losses in local elections.

A south Essex council will be led by the Tories after a heated meeting saw a full Conservative cabinet elected ...

Essex Police said it would take no further action against the leader of Basildon Council over a social media video post he made. Last week Labour's Gavin Callaghan apologised for creating an AI video ...

Major plans for 550 new homes, a hotel and a new Aldi look set to continune in Basildon town centre, a new council leader has ...