Eltham’s Labour MP, Clive Efford, called for taxes on wealth as his party’s government unveiled a clampdown on social security benefits aimed at saving £5 billion a year by 2030. Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, said there would be stricter tests for personal independence payments (PIP), which are paid to people who face […]
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Labour MPs in Greenwich divided over assisted dying bill
Greenwich borough’s three Labour MPs voted different ways on the assisted dying bill in the House of Commons on Friday, with two supporting a change in the law and one voting against it. MPs backed the bill, which would give some terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to end their lives, by […]
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No boost due for Greenwich’s reduced train service, despite MPs’ intervention
Rail passengers on lines through Greenwich borough are facing another week of reduced services, despite local MPs Matt Pennycook and Clive Efford calling on the government to reinstate trains as commuters start to return to their offices. Train services have been cut on Southeastern and Thameslink routes through southeast London so operators can manage staff […]
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Now bring in TfL to run our trains, MPs demand after government sacks Southeastern
Greenwich borough’s MPs have called for TfL to take over southeast London’s train network after the Westminster government suddenly stripped Southeastern of its franchise. Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced this morning that the government would be taking over the rail company after allegations of fraud. He said Southeastern had owed the government more than £25m […]
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Eltham could merge with Chislehurst as constituency review threatens Labour
Eltham’s parliamentary constituency could expand south to take in Chislehurst, threatening Labour MP Clive Efford’s hold on the seat. A review of England’s constituencies, published today, recommends shrinking Matt Pennycook’s Greenwich & Woolwich seat as well as uniting most of Plumstead under Abena Oppong-Asare’s Erith & Thamesmead constituency. But the Boundary Commission’s most eye-catching recommendation […]
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General election 2019: Greenwich borough sticks with Labour as Britain swings right
6.30am update: Both Clive Efford and Matt Pennycook have been re-elected as MPs for Eltham and Greenwich & Woolwich – but neither would be drawn on the future of their party as Labour slumped to a humiliating defeat in the general election. The borough also has a new MP in Abena Oppong-Asare, who succeeds Teresa […]
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Eltham Tory candidate backing building private homes on Erith park
The Conservative candidate for Eltham in next month’s general election has backed controversial plans to build private housing on a public park in his role as a senior Bexley councillor. Louie French, who is taking on Labour’s Clive Efford in the seat, supported the plans to build on West Street Small Park in Erith in […]
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Mecca Bingo ‘determined’ to stay in Eltham after election row
The operator of an Eltham bingo hall says it is “determined” to continue operating after a general election row about the future of the site, which is marked for possible development in draft Greenwich Council planning documents. Mecca Bingo found itself at the centre of an extraordinary social media bust-up on Sunday evening when Clive […]
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