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
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News