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 Neighbourhood Watch AGM 10th November 2018 Merton Conservatives attended the Merton Neighbourhood Watch AGM that was held this week in the Merton Civic Centre. Great work and a big thank you to all those... Local News
Conservative councillors help to launch 2018 Poppy Appeal 5th November 2018 Merton Conservatives have launched this year’s Poppy Appeal, helping to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. The Poppy Appeal first started in 1921 to... Local News
Future Wimbledon Master Plan - Have Your Say 29th October 2018 Merton Council are consulting on their new Future Wimbledon Masterplan. The council has created its Future Wimbledon Masterplan to supplement Merton’s current... Local News
Local Democracy Week 2018 19th October 2018 Conservative Councillors launch Local Democracy Week in Merton’s schools Merton Conservatives have helped to launch Local Democracy Week in the boroughs schools... Local News
Merton Best Business Awards 2018 24th September 2018 Merton Conservatives Congratulate the Winners at the Merton Best Business Awards 2018 Merton Best Business Awards were back in Wimbledon at the All England Lawn... Local News
Conservative plan to hold Veolia to account rejected by Labour 15th September 2018 The Labour party has rejected the chance to give local residents, and residents groups, the chance to hold Veolia to account for its failure to keep Merton... Local News
Conservative proposal to adopt IHRA anti-Semitism definition adopted by Merton Council 15th September 2018 Merton Council voted unanimously at the full council meeting on 12th September to formally adopt the definition of anti-Semitism from the International... Media
Update on Labour Merton Council ending your weekly bin collection 24th July 2018 Despite opposition from local residents, the Labour Council are determined to reduce your bin collections and enforce the use of large, expensive wheelie bins... Local News
Save Merton Hall - Update on Request to Suspend Works 19th March 2018 Stephen Hammond MP and Cllr Oonagh Moulton call for all further building works at Merton Hall to be put on hold until after the Merton Council election on... Local News
We’re ready for a General Election 31st October 2019 We’re holding a general election on 12 December – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. National News
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
