Labour run Wandsworth Council refuses to support vulnerable residents Wednesday, 23 October, 2024 Labour controlled Wandsworth Council have refused to support low income pensioners struggling with the loss of their Winter Fuel Payments. As a result of the changes to Winter Fuel Payments announced by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, only pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits, like Pension Credit, will continue to receive payments. This has been criticised by organisations such as Age UK... Local News
Weir Road Fire - calls for investigation 12th September 2024 This week there has been a major incident at the Weir Road recycling plant in Wimbledon, which neighbours Earlsfield, Wandworth Common and other surrounding... Local News
Labour Run Wandsworth Debt Bombshell - £450m 28th August 2024 Labour councillors on Wandsworth Council have voted to borrow over £450 million. Wandsworth’s debt would otherwise be ZERO. The cost of debt means that everyone... Local News
Labour Run Wandsworth - Failing Food Waste/Rubbish collection 1st August 2024 Following the recent introduction of food waste collections by Wandsworth Council, there have been a considerable number of complaints from residents who have... Local News
Wandsworth Council Missing Votes Fiasco / CEO Resigns 31st July 2024 Last week Labour Run Wandsworth Borough Council hit national headlines for all the wrong reasons when over 6500 votes in the General Election went missing. On... Local News
Labour Government Scraps Winter Fuel Allowance / Local Labour Silent 29th July 2024 The new Labour Government made the choice to scrap the winter fuel allowance for the pensioners not on benefits or receiving pension credit. This is the... Local News
Labour’s 20% Parent Tax 30th June 2024 🔴STOP LABOUR’S 20% PARENT TAX🔴 Independent schools educate more than 500,000 children in the UK. Labour have no plans to deal with the number of pupils that... Local News
Campaign Success: E-Scooters/E-Bikes 20th June 2024 Almost two years after we campaigned for the council to respond to our local campaign and following a number of complaints about the speed with which Wandsworth... Local News
WANDSWORTH LABOUR TO HIKE THEIR COUNCILLOR PAY BY 12% - CONSERVATIVE GROUP TO VOTE AGAINST 18th October 2023 Wandsworth’s ruling Labour administration tables proposal to increase councillor allowances, adding over £100,000 to the council's pay bill Wandsworth Council... Local News
Cllr Eleanor Cox selected as City Hall Spokesperson and GLA Candidate for Merton and Wandsworth 22nd June 2023 Local Conservatives have selected Cllr Eleanor Cox as their City Hall Spokesperson and GLA candidate. Eleanor Cox will hold Labour’s Sadiq Khan to account and... Local News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
UK and Japan agree historic free trade agreement 14th September 2020 This deal will boost trade between our two countries by £15.2 billion, creating jobs and delivering new opportunities across every part of the United Kingdom. National News
