The Greenwich & Woolwich MP Matt Pennycook has said he would not accept free tickets to concerts, two days after the chancellor Rachel Reeves was criticised for taking free tickets to a Sabrina Carpenter show at the O2. Pennycook, who is the minister for planning, was quizzed by LBC breakfast show host Nick Ferrari about […]
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Row over attempt to delay by-election splits Greenwich Labour
A row over the timing of last year’s council by-election in West Thamesmead has split Greenwich Labour – with the council leader being criticised for asking two party members to withdraw requests for a poll to be held. The election was held on December 19, the last Thursday before Christmas, and followed the resignation of […]
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Councillors jeered as watered-down cladding fire safety motion passes
Residents of blocks in Thamesmead blighted by unsafe cladding jeered Greenwich councillors as a watered-down motion on fire safety was passed amid shambolic scenes in Woolwich Town Hall. Leaseholders in Royal Artillery Quays are in dispute with Barratt Developments, which built the riverside blocks two decades ago, over the type of cladding it plans to […]
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Greenwich Council paying £11m to finish new homes after builder’s collapse
Greenwich Council is to pay an extra £11 million to finish a number of its home-building projects after a sub-contractor went bust earlier this year. A controversial plan for 24 council flats in Plumstead – one likened to a “ghetto” by its local councillor – also appears to have been shelved to free up the […]
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I’d accept free O2 tickets again, Greenwich Council leader says
Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke has dismissed criticism from the former head of the government’s ethics watchdog after he accepted free tickets to the Brit Awards from the company behind the O2. Okereke took two free tickets for this year’s music awards – worth £495 each – from the vice-president and general manager of the […]
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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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Greenwich Council leader criticised for taking free Brit Awards tickets
Greenwich Council leader Anthony Okereke’s decision to accept free concert tickets from one of the owners of the O2 Arena has been called “just not acceptable” by the former head of the government’s ethics watchdog. Okereke took two free tickets for this year’s Brit Awards – worth £495 each – from the vice-president and general […]
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Greenwich Council set to spend £85,000 on political assistants amid cash crisis warning
Greenwich Council is set to spend up to £85,000 on creating jobs for political assistants – at the same time as the town hall’s auditors have raised the alarm over the council’s finances. The council’s Labour leader, Anthony Okereke, wants to employ a political assistant for his party’s 51 councillors, at a cost of up […]
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