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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News