The two councillors who quit Greenwich Labour last month have helped form a new political group on the council – but have lost their places on committees that scrutinise town hall policies. Ann-Marie Cousins and Lakshan Saldin, who left the ruling party three weeks ago, have now formed the Independent and Green group with Majella […]
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Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down
Two Greenwich Labour councillors – including a former cabinet member – have quit the party after being told they cannot stand in the council elections next May. They are among four sitting councillors that have been barred by Labour officials, while more than a third of women councillors have decided to not to stand again, […]
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‘Why we’re leaving Greenwich Labour to sit as independents’
Two Greenwich Labour councillors have quit the party and will sit as independents until the next election on May 7, The Greenwich Wire has revealed. Read the full story: Two more councillors quit Greenwich Labour while ten women stand down LAKSHAN SALDIN, a Charlton Hornfair councillor, has posted this message for his residents: I am […]
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Greenwich Council cabinet member sacked after missing budget meeting
A Greenwich Council cabinet member has been sacked after not attending a meeting about budget cuts. Ann-Marie Cousins, who was cabinet member for equality, culture and communities, lost her role after failing to attend a meeting of the cash-strapped council’s senior leadership team. Labour councillors were told in an email from Anthony Okereke, the council […]
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‘I’m not viewed as an equal’, Greenwich councillor says in new bullying row
A Greenwich councillor told a standards hearing that she is “not viewed as an equal” after a complaint was made about her conduct at a training session with young people who had been in council care. Ann-Marie Cousins, a Labour representative for Abbey Wood and deputy chief whip, complained that she was being victimised at […]
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Greenwich councillor’s false 5G petition call disowned by town hall
Greenwich Council has disowned a Labour councillor’s call to halt the rollout of 5G telecom networks based on discredited theories that they are harmful. Ann-Marie Cousins, who represents Abbey Wood, tweeted a link to a 38 Degrees petition last Thursday calling for the UK government and local councils to “to cease and desist from any […]
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Greenwich councillor faces investigation over magistrates court hearings
853 exclusive: A Greenwich councillor is at the centre of an investigation after she acted as a magistrate on cases brought by her own council, potentially jeopardising convictions of people who have committed crimes in the borough. Ann-Marie Cousins, a Labour councillor for Abbey Wood, sat in judgment on cases brought by Greenwich Council, despite […]
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‘Schoolchildren’ Greenwich councillors hand themselves a 2% pay rise
Greenwich councillors handed themselves a 2% pay rise last night amid shambolic scenes at Woolwich Town Hall – before their own civic mayor scolded them for acting like “schoolchildren”. While the increase to their allowances was the first in seven years, a disagreement between councillors erupted into a full-blown row after the motion to give […]
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