Roger Harmer becomes Birmingham City Council's first Liberal Democrat leader under Lib Dem-Green power-sharing deal
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Lewis Warner
18d ago· 2 min readenNews
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Birmingham City Council has elected Roger Harmer as its new leader, marking the first time a Liberal Democrat has held the position. This follows a period of deadlock and involves an unusual power-sharing arrangement between the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party, described as a form of "joint leadership" where the two parties will effectively share control of the council despite only one person formally holding the leader title at any time. Harmer's Liberal Democrats won only 12 seats in the election.
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The deal, described by coalition figures as a form of 'joint leadership', will see the two parties effectively share control of the council, despite only one person formally being able to hold the title of leader at any one time.
Despite his party only winning 12 seats, Roger Harmer, leader of the Liberal Democrat group, will take the role first - becoming the first Liberal Democrat to lead the council.
Councillors have chosen Roger Harmer as the new leader of Birmingham City Council - confirming an unusual arrangement between the Lib Dems and Greens.
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