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
Merton Labour-run Council Drop Baseless Delay To St Helier Hospital Improvements 27th January 2021 Following a highly successful campaign from the Merton Conservative Council Group and Stephen Hammond MP, Merton’s Labour-run Council have decided to abandon... Local News
Sadiq Khan “acted unlawfully” with transport changes. 21st January 2021 The Mayor of London has been found to have acted unlawfully by the High Court after ‘seriously flawed’ and ‘radical’ changes were made to a large number of... Local News
St Helier Regeneration Approved. 2nd November 2020 Today the Health Secretary has confirmed the regeneration of St Helier hospital will go ahead. Read his full letter here: Local News
Wimbledon Labour Candidate: I Stand with Jeremy Corbyn 29th October 2020 Following today’s release of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report into antisemitism in the Labour Party and the subsequent suspension of... Local News
Government award £2.5 million of extra funding for Merton 23rd October 2020 This week the Conservative government announced a new funding package of £1 billion in additional funding to support local government through the pandemic. This... Local News
Merton Conservatives respond to Emissions-based parking consultation 22nd October 2020 The Merton Conservatives have responded to the consultation on emissions-based parking currently being held by Merton Council. These proposals will mean people... Local News
Cllr McLean asks: "Will Labour abide by the decision of the Independent Panel?" 25th September 2020 Cllr Nick McLean has today written to the Leader of Merton Council, Cllr Stephen Alambritis, asking if he will accept the decision of the Independent... Local News
Merton Conservatives respond to Housing Delivery Consultation 24th August 2020 Housing delivery in Merton consultation response We understand the increased pressure on the council to deliver new housing as a result of the draft London Plan... Local News
Merton Conservatives Oppose Pointless St Helier Delay 24th July 2020 Here is our letter to Matt Hancock the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care opposing Merton Council's pointless delay to the St Helier Regeneration... Local News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
