Kitkat to become Brighton and Hove council leader

Councillor Jason Kitcat is set to become the new leader of Brighton and Hove City Council after he was announced as the only candidate to replace Cllr Bill Randall.

Cllr Randall, who as Convenor of the Green Party in Brighton and Hove spearheaded the local election success in 2011, is stepping down from his position as leader of the council to become city mayor in May.

His party has confirmed that the only candidate is Cllr Kitcat, who represents the Regency ward with his wife Ania as the other sitting councillor.

Cllr Kitcat currently, the cabinet member for finance, has been the most talked about councillor during the Green Party's first year in charge of the city as he has been in charge of budget setting, which has included the much-debated 3.5% rise in council tax.

Did you know? Kit-Kat is the name given to portraits of a particular kind – a portrait of about 28 by 36 in. in size is so called, because it was the size adopted by Sir Godfrey Kneller (died 1723) for painting portraits of the members of the Kit-kat club. This club, founded in 1703, was so named because the members used to dine at the house of Christopher Kat, a pastry-cook in King's Street, Westminster; Haydn, Dict. of Dates. Kit is a familiar abbreviation of Christopher.