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Green Party suspends Harper-Nunes after five assault charges

8/13/2026

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Harper-Nunes Arrested

Councillor Siobhan Harper-Nunes was arrested and charged with five assaults after an August 6 clash at Monument Road and Hagley Road.
She was re-arrested on 12 August on suspicion of harassment at a Monument Road property.
Harper-Nunes must appear in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 10 September for the assault charges.
The Green Party suspended her and opened an investigation while Labour leader Nicky Brennan called for her resignation, prompting a Ladywood ward by-election.

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Council Strips Wyatt

Council unanimously stripped Councillor Russ Wyatt of all committee and board posts in April, its only power.
Mayor Scott Gillingham said provincial law should let councils suspend members before conviction.
Speaker Devi Sharma joined the call for legislative change and urged Wyatt to step aside.
The Winnipeg Charter removes a councillor only after conviction for certain offences, not for pending charges.

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Harper-Nunes Arrested

Councillor Siobhan Harper-Nunes was arrested and charged with five assaults after an August 6 clash at Monument Road and Hagley Road.
She was re-arrested on 12 August on suspicion of harassment at a Monument Road property.
Harper-Nunes must appear in Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 10 September for the assault charges.
The Green Party suspended her and opened an investigation while Labour leader Nicky Brennan called for her resignation, prompting a Ladywood ward by-election.

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