Winter Fuel Allowance motion Wednesday, 11 September, 2024 Conservative Group Full council 18th September 2024 Changes to the Winter Fuel Allowance and protecting pensioners from fuel poverty Council Notes: The Labour Government’s recent decision to restrict the Winter Fuel Payment to only pensioners in receipt of means-tested benefits like Pension Credit, as announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves. The estimated impact of this decision, which Age UK says... Local News
Cllr McLean's letter to Merton Liberal Democrats asking questions about their involvement in online abuse. 5th July 2024 Local News
CONSERVATIVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 6TH MARCH 2024 6th March 2024 Amend recommendation 5 by adding the following wording: “subject to the following amendment: Use £1,001,000 from the “For use in future years’ budgets” on a one... Articles
Danielle Dunfield-Prayero Selected as Wimbledon Parliamentary Candidate 10th January 2024 The Wimbledon Conservative Association has selected Danielle Dunfield-Prayero as their Parliamentary Candidate. Danielle enters politics after a career in... Local News
Merton Conservatives response to the consultation on changes to parking charges for 2024 13th December 2023 Merton Conservative strongly oppose the latest Labour Party plan to hammer motorists through sweeping rises in the vast majority of parking charges. This new... Local News
Extraordinary Council 15th November 2023 15th November 2023 1) Please see below the Conservative amendment to the report at Merton Council: After recommendation A: “B. Council requests the Cabinet to consider the... Local News
Labour votes to permit huge AELTC development 27th October 2023 Last night, despite opposition from thousands of residents, Merton Labour councillors voted to permit huge development by the All England club on land akin to... Local News
Merton Conservatives response to the Safer Merton Community Safety Survey 2023 31st August 2023 Crime in Merton and across London has markedly increased during Sadiq Khan’s time as Mayor of London. The mayor has prioritised vanity projects and neglected... Local News
Merton Conservatives oppose the proposals to close ticket offices at South Western Railway and Southern Rail stations in Merton and more widely across the UKs railway network 31st August 2023 Merton Conservatives oppose the proposals to close ticket offices at South Western Railway and Southern Rail stations in Merton and more widely across the UKs... Local News
Consultation response to Viridor's application for a permit variation to allow for more waste to be burnt at Beddington Incinerator 31st August 2023 Merton Conservatives oppose Viridor's application for a permit variation which will allow it to increase the amount of waste it burns. Viridor have a long... Local News
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
