John Lambert

John Lambert is Chairman of Reform UK North Birmingham, an elected Birmingham City Councillor for Kingstanding, and Chief Technical Officer and contributor to VP News, @ukcourtslive and @vpnnews.

Yorkshire born, Yorkshire Tea fuelled, and Birmingham battle-hardened, John brings a background in media, technology, event production, environmental waste management and local politics to his work.

As a councillor, John represents Kingstanding at Birmingham City Council, where he focuses on local accountability, public services, planning, council spending and the decisions that directly affect residents.

Through VP News and UK Courts Live, John contributes to coverage and commentary on courts, public institutions, politics and accountability. His work is shaped by a direct, no-nonsense approach: less spin, less waffle, and more scrutiny of the decisions, systems and people that deserve proper examination.

A blunt political scrapper with grassroots grit, John is particularly interested in the awkward questions that too often go unasked — whether in courtrooms, council chambers or the wider political arena.

Follow him on X: @lammie_j