Council Consensus or clash of the Councillors? - PCC Full Council 11/11/25

This week we take a look at Tuesday's Full Council - was it a council or consensus or clash of the councillors? 

Notices of Motion

• 11a Planning & Infrastructure bill (Opposing government plans to increase the planning applications decided by officers, and limit those decided by Councillors) - Cllrs Gardner (CON) Cllr Simpson (REF) 
• 11b Fair votes (Supporting votes at 16. Proportional representation) - Cllr Hunt (LIB DEM) Cllr Adair (LIB DEM)
• 11c Support for Healthwatch (Strong opposition to government plans to abolish Healthwatch) - Cllr Swann (CON) Cllr Bosher (CON)
• 11d Digital IDs (Opposition to government plans to mandate digital IDs) - Cllr Barrett (LIB DEM) Pitt (LIB DEM)
• 11e <removed to be discussed at next council meeting>
• 11f Allocation of asylum dispersal (Opposing number housing asylum seekers in Portsmouth compared to other areas) - Cllr Standen (REF) Cllr Madgwick (REF) 
• 11g Support VALOUR Network (Support to improve military housing) - Cllr Fielding (LAB) Cllr Adeniran (LAB)

Link to agenda and PCC's recorded livestream in comments on the event. 

Clips from PCC's Democratic Services recorded livestream.

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