The councillor in charge of Greenwich’s policy on the Silvertown Tunnel will return to Danny Thorpe’s top team as the council’s deputy leader, it was revealed last night. Denise Scott-McDonald, who had been cabinet member for transport, originally lost her place on the council’s ruling cabinet after a vote of her fellow Labour councillors in […]
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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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Abena Oppong-Asare is Labour’s pick for Erith & Thamesmead
Former Bexley councillor Abena Oppong-Asare will be Labour’s candidate for Erith and Thamesmead in next month’s general election after topping the vote at a party meeting in Erith last night. Oppong-Asare, who represented Erith ward for four years until 2018, is now in prime position to replace Teresa Pearce as the area’s local MP. Pearce […]
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Labour trio battle it out for Erith and Thamesmead
With a general election looming on December 12, Labour party members in Erith and Thamesmead will have their own poll on Friday as they choose who will succeed longstanding MP Teresa Pearce on the ballot paper. Greenwich Council cabinet member Denise Scott-McDonald is on the three-woman shortlist, alongside former Bexley councillor Abena Oppong-Asare and GMB […]
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Greenwich’s air pollution chief ‘slightly optimistic’ about ULEZ effect on Woolwich
The Greenwich councillor in charge of air quality is “slightly optimistic” that Sadiq Khan’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone will not damage air quality in Woolwich, she said last night. Denise Scott-McDonald, whose portfolio covers both transport and air quality, said she had been reassured by reports that 74 per cent of vehicles inside the current […]
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Greenwich Council backs climate emergency – but ignores Silvertown Tunnel
Wednesday night at the council: Greenwich councillors declared a climate emergency last night – but studiously avoided mentioning the borough’s most controversial environmental scheme, the Silvertown Tunnel. Labour councillors accepted a motion from the Conservatives mostly beefing up their original pledge, promising to make the borough carbon neutral by 2030, or earlier if possible, with […]
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Extinction Rebellion dismisses Greenwich Council’s ‘climate emergency’
Extinction Rebellion activists have dismissed Greenwich Council’s plan to declare a climate emergency at next week’s council meeting as “business as usual”. The group, which is holding a “people’s assembly” at the University of Greenwich on Saturday, has been campaigning for the council to recognise the seriousness of the global warming threat and met councillors, […]
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Labour vote slumps in ward where councillors reneged on Silvertown Tunnel pledge
Voters have deserted the Labour party in the Greenwich Council ward where two councillors went back on their word and backed the controversial Silvertown Tunnel, internal figures from this weekend’s European election have suggested. Denise Scott McDonald, the council’s cabinet member for transport and air quality, and Stephen Brain aligned themselves with opposition to the […]
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