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
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News
We’re injecting £1.8 billion more into our hospitals 5th August 2019 As part the Conservatives’ healthcare policy commitment to strengthening our NHS, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £1.8 billion cash injection to... National News