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
Councillors Help Kick Off 2015 Poppy Appeal 29th October 2015 Merton's Conservative councillors are busy selling poppies at Wimbledon Centre Court shopping centre and Morden tube station today as part of London Poppy Day. Local News
Spreading the Local Democracy Message to Merton's Schools 18th October 2015 As part of the national Local Democracy Week initiative to bring together elected politicians with younger generations, Conservative councillors are visiting... Local News
We Should Rejoice at City's 18-mile Cycle-Superhighway 1st September 2015 I am always delighted to see elected members of the Green Party bang the drum for the environment through the letters pages of the Guardian ('Traffic will be... Local News
Statement on Circle Housing Merton Priory 18th August 2015 The Conservative Group of Merton Councillors are deeply concerned that it has taken 10 months to produce this report which is only four pages in length and that... Local News
Letter from Cllr David Williams re Labour's 'Three Card Trick' on Council Reserves 30th March 2015 Councillor Andrew Judge ('Reserves will not prevent the cuts', 19 March) comes closer to telling you the truth than previously but still thinks he can play the... Local News
Letter from Cllr Daniel Holden re Labour's Pay & Display Parking Tariff Increases 17th March 2015 Labour's plan to increase parking charges confirms that there is nothing business like about this council. Their proposed price hikes (up to 50% in some cases)... Local News
More taxpayer cash wasted on Labour spin 16th March 2015 Conservative councillors have criticised Labour's decision to spend tax payers' money on an expensive poster campaign to promote their own political agenda in... Local News
Merton launches new website Thank you for your support at the last election. Because of you, David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime Minister in 13 years and the Government’s plans... Local News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 Wash your hands, cover your face, make space. These are the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures. National News
Wash your hands, cover your face, make space: the next steps in our plan for lockdown measures 31st July 2020 National News
Police Forces Bolstered Across England and Wales 30th July 2020 We have announced that over 4,300 police officers have joined the police since we launched our major recruitment drive in September 2019. National News
One Year On: Delivering on the people's priorities 24th July 2020 A year ago today the Prime Minister stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street for the first time, and set out his vision for how we would unite and level up... National News
