Denise Scott-McDonald has been confirmed as Greenwich Council’s new deputy leader by one vote – just months after losing her place on the town hall’s ruling cabinet. The Peninsula ward councillor, who is currently acting deputy leader, beat Averil Lekau, a former social care cabinet member, by 20 votes to 19 in an election held […]
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Silvertown Tunnel councillor out in shake-up of Greenwich Council’s cabinet
853 exclusive: The senior councillor in charge of Greenwich Council’s policy on the Silvertown Tunnel has lost her cabinet position in a wide-ranging shake-up of Danny Thorpe’s top team, 853 can reveal. Denise Scott-McDonald, the cabinet member for transport and air quality, is one of a number of names who will leave the council’s ruling […]
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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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