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
Conservative-run Wandsworth becomes first council in London set to FREEZE TAX to support residents through COVID 4th February 2021 Conservative-run Wandsworth is set to become the first and possibly only council in London to freeze council tax to support hard-pressed residents through... Media
Cllr Ravi Govindia: COVID-19 Update 16/12/2020 16th December 2020 Cllr Ravi Govindia, Leader of Wandsworth Council, speaking at Wandsworth's full council. Published on 16/12/2020. As we move today into Tier 3, the fight... Local News
Aled Richards-Jones: Helping Our Local Businesses Through COVID-19 And Beyond 5th December 2020 Cllr Aled Richards-Jones, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Skills and Employment. As Wandsworth Conservatives, we know that our local businesses are at... Local News
Cllr Clare Salier: Wandsworth's Response to COVID-19 & Lockdown 6th November 2020 As we move into a national lockdown, I wanted to give an update on our local response in Wandsworth to COVID-19. The move by the Government to implement a... Local News
Alt-ON: Alton Regeneration APPROVED After Local Conservatives Succeed in Bringing Labour Onboard 26th October 2020 A once in a generation masterplan to regenerate part of Wandsworth’s Alton Estate was finally approved by Wandsworth Council’s Planning Committee last night... Local News
What happened at Wandsworth Council Last Week? 22nd October 2020 In case you missed the Council meeting last week (14/10/2020) here is a roundup of the key events: Local Conservatives set out how the Council successfully... Local News
Cllr Ravi Govindia: As Local Conservatives We Listen To Residents And Businesses. Now Is The Time For The Mayor & TfL To Do The Same. 21st September 2020 A couple of days ago Cllr Aled Richards-Jones and I visited local businesses and residents in Tooting to discuss the severe impact of TfL’s A24 changes on... Local News
Conservatives power ahead with Alton Regeneration, despite blocking from Labour 20th September 2020 Pictured: Cllr Kim Caddy, Conservative Deputy Leader of Wandsworth Council. Local Conservatives have committed to the regeneration of the Alton Estate despite... Local News
Battersea’s Labour MP Attempts to Mislead Constituents 16th September 2020 Battersea’s Labour MP Attempts to Mislead Constituents Earlier today Marsha de Cordova (Battersea’s Labour MP) made a series of false claims about the Council’s... Local News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 4 6th October 2020 This Government is working night and day to repel coronavirus. And we'll succeed due to the energy and self-sacrifice of the British people. And as we recover... National News
Boris Johnson: Read the Prime Minister’s Keynote Speech in full 6th October 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson on how the Conservative Party will get us to Build Back Better from coronavirus and how he will be leading a green industrial... National News