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
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
