Abena Oppong-Asare, the Labour MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has had a start to her parliamentary career unlike any other. SAM DAVIES spoke to her about a turbulent year. “This sounds really cheesy and probably like a politician’s answer,” says Abena Oppong-Asare, asked why the plight of homeless people in her constituency is so important […]
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Erith & Thamesmead’s Oppong-Asare jointly wins new MP award
Erith & Thamesmead MP Abena Oppong-Asare has has been jointly named newcomer MP of the year for her work in championing disadvantaged communities. Oppong-Asare accepted the prize this evening from the Patchwork Foundation, which works to help young people from under-represented and minority backgrounds take part in British society. The award comes just under a […]
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Erith and Thamesmead’s MP Abena Oppong-Asare joins Labour front bench
Abena Oppong-Asare, the MP for Erith & Thamesmead, has been given a role on the Labour front bench by party leader Sir Keir Starmer, less than a year after being elected to the seat. She becomes shadow exchequer secretary, working alongside the shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds on the party’s Treasury team. She became an aide […]
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Mayor drops legal challenge against new Belvedere incinerator
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has made the “difficult decision” to abandon a legal challenge against controversial plans for a new waste-burning incinerator by the Thames at Belvedere, with the cash-strapped office citing “substantial costs” of continuing with the case as the reason. Mr Khan’s office confirmed on Wednesday the judicial review, which had been due to […]
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‘I was going mad without it’: Men in Sheds returns to combat boredom
The Eltham-based Men In Sheds scheme has been a lifeline for older men – but its activities were brought to a halt by the pandemic. NIKKI SPENCER finds out more about its reopening, and how women are joining in too. It’s a hive of activity on a Wednesday morning in the large, well-equipped workshop in […]
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Bring Thameslink to Belvedere and Erith, Bexley Council leader says
Bexley Council has asked Thameslink to stop its trains at Belvedere and Erith stations to provide a much-needed boost to public transport in the area. The north-south rail link began running on the Greenwich and North Kent lines two years ago – but skips stops at Woolwich Dockyard, Belvedere and Erith on its route between […]
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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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Buying Erith’s Wickes store isn’t a property gamble, Bexley Council says
Bexley Council has played down figures showing it is among the top 10 councils making property investments, insisting all its land buys are for local regeneration projects. Research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, which has been shared with 853, found the council has bought 10 properties in the past three years. They range from […]
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