Greenwich councillor Denise Scott-McDonald has been selected to be the Labour candidate for Sevenoaks at the general election. Scott-McDonald, a former lecturer in journalism, is cabinet member for health and social care and a former deputy leader of the council, and is also president of the Co-op’s national members council. The Greenwich Peninsula councillor said […]
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Greenwich’s ex-deputy leader in race to be Labour candidate in Derby
Greenwich Council’s former deputy leader is angling to become an MP in the East Midlands – just weeks after winning her seat back at the town hall. Denise Scott-McDonald, the cabinet member for health and adult social care, is on the long list to be Labour’s candidate for Derby North, the authoritative Labour List website […]
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We may call lawyers to see ‘secret’ Woolwich Works finances, Greenwich councillors warn
Greenwich councillors have warned their own deputy leader that they may seek their own legal advice on seeing the finances behind the £45 million Woolwich creative district after they were barred from seeing full figures. The town hall revealed in October that the arts complex in Berkeley Homes’ Royal Arsenal development – which includes the […]
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Tell us about violence and harassment, Greenwich councillors ask women
Greenwich councillors are asking women in the borough to tell them about their experiences of harassment and violence at the hands of men following the killing of Sarah Everard. Women are being asked to fill in an online survey and are invited to a women’s safety discussion on Friday in light of the wave of […]
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Greenwich’s pubs and clubs ‘need more help to get through pandemic’
Greenwich Council should follow its neighbouring boroughs in offering special support for pubs and clubs to get through the pandemic, a Conservative councillor says. Independent pubs in Bexley have been able to get up to £14,000 over four months to help them through the winter lockdown closures. A similar scheme has operated in Bromley, offering […]
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Scott-McDonald is Greenwich Council’s new deputy leader by one vote
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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George Floyd killing: Greenwich councillors pledge solidarity
Three of Greenwich’s most senior councillors will meet organisations representing black and minority ethnic groups tomorrow to discuss what can be done to stamp out inequality in the borough in the light of the protests following the killing of a black man by a white police officer in the United States. A council statement said […]
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Greenwich deputy leaders to speak at Extinction Rebellion online meeting
The outgoing and incoming deputy leaders of Greenwich Council will speak at an online meeting of Extinction Rebellion next week to discuss the town hall’s plans to cut carbon emissions to net zero in 10 years. David Gardner, the current deputy leader, and Denise Scott-McDonald, who will replace him next Wednesday, will talk at Extinction […]
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