The MP who represents the area where the Silvertown Tunnel’s northern exit will be has sharply criticised mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans for the new road, branding it a “dirty investment”. West Ham MP Lyn Brown added that politicians needed to make “green investments now” to avoid a “climate disaster”. The comments came during a Westminster Hall debate […]
February 2020
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Greenwich councillor lied about owning three homes, fraud trial told
A Greenwich councillor lied to town hall bosses after it was found that she owned three homes while applying to be a council tenant, a jury heard today. Glyndon ward representative Tonia Ashikodi, first elected for Labour in a by-election in 2016, then attempted to cover up the fact she owned the properties by submitting […]
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Greenwich councillors called ‘murderers’ as social care cuts approved
Senior Greenwich councillors voted through controversial new charges for social care at their cabinet meeting last Wednesday, with one service user branding them “murderers” for making the funding cuts. Cabinet members unanimously voted to move forward with the package of new charges as part of a wider package of budget cuts, which the council says […]
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