Category: MP Shabana Mahmood
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Ladywood Unite Press Release and Updates
Here is our latest press release from Ladywood Unite, which sets out the community’s Principles and Red Lines following extensive local consultation throughout May and June. As part of this process, we also consulted with Birmingham City Council, the developer (representatives from Berkeley Group and St Joseph), and our MP, Shabana Mahmood. Attached are the Principles and Red…
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Residents express dismay at MP Shabana Mahmood’s latest statement on the Ladywood regeneration and its disregard for residents’ well-being.
On December 6, MP Shabana Mahmood published the results of her survey on the Ladywood regeneration. The findings are unequivocal: The regeneration has severely impacted the mental health of residents in the Ladywood regeneration area. The looming threat of demolition has prevented residents from investing in their homes, carrying out renovations, retiring or making plans…
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Our asks of MP candidates
Thank you for sending in your asks of our MP Candidates – these are below There are serious issues of injustice for the approximately 6,000 people inside the Ladywood Regeneration zone that we ask our MP candidates to commit to addressing by taking the following actions: 1. Meet with representatives of Ladywood Unite both before…
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Long list of issues affecting Ladywood residents inside the regeneration zone for MPs
Thank you to everyone who sent in the issues affecting them for our MPs to consider. The long list is below. Acting immediately to encourage the council to co-produce a masterplan with residents before the developer agreement is signed Acting immediately to support the council in forming a residents steering group that is diverse including…
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Ladywood Unite Public Update Meeting 4 May 2024
Thank you to everyone who came to the public residents update meeting today. There were around 30 people online and 70 people in the church. Watch the meeting recording. Our local representatives did not respond to our invitations to speak with us. We gave them one month of notice and followed up, too. It was…
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Ladywood regeneration – resident concerns
On 16 January 2024, Ladywood residents met to discuss their concerns. We have not had our concerns addressed or resolved by our MP Shabana Mahmood and our multiple requests to meet have been denied. The council and our local Councillors have yet to address our core concerns.
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MP Shabana Mahmood responds after her meeting with developers
MP Shabana Mahmood met with Berkeley Group about the Ladywood regeneration and asked them some questions. Unfortunately, none of the answers clarify some our biggest concerns – after our homes, businesses, and churches are knocked down, will we be able to afford to stay here? When will the properties currently in urgent need of repair…
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New information from MP Shabana Mahmood
Our MP has sent us an update on the regeneration in a letter and asked for our views about what to ask the developers in her whatsapp group. What will you ask? Write your views below. What is interesting about her letter, below, is that it only appears to cover ‘council homes’ and ‘owner occupiers’…
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MP Shabana Mahmood asks for our views again
But will any action be taken? MP Shabana Mahmood today put out a message on her whatsapp group asking for questions for her to ask the developers, Berkeley Group St Joseph, by Thursday Although George Smith met with the developers last week, she has refused three times to meet with him to coordinate efforts for…
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Response to MP Shabana Mahmood BirminghamLive article
MP Shabana Mahmood continues to refuse to meet with local resident George Smith following his requests on 4 August 2023, 21 August 2023. His response to her recent BirminghamLive article is below. Our MP’s focus on engagement and consultation over mass compulsory purchase and demolition is seemingly a misdirection, particularly given her party supports making…
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Birmingham City Council continues to break their promises to Ladywood residents
The homes of 2,000 Ladywood Residents are at risk of being demolished under a compulsory purchase order. We have been locked out of a key meeting and denied information about what will happen to us. Our questions are sensible. After our homes are demolished, will we be able to live in comparable properties – like…
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