The leader of Greenwich’s Conservative councillors is stepping down, three months after seeing off a threat to the party’s seats from Reform UK. Matt Hartley, who has been in charge for nine years across two different spells, said in an email to party members that “this feels like the natural moment for me to step […]
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Greenwich local elections: Labour pledges £150 bike vouchers for children
Greenwich Labour would offer every child in the borough a £150 voucher to help them buy a bike if it wins next month’s council election. The party, which has ruled the borough since 1971, is also pledging to deliver 6,000 social and “low-rent” homes over the next decade, a crackdown on crime and antisocial behaviour […]
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‘Vote Jasmine’: Rejected candidate’s billboard ad shocks Greenwich Tories
853 election exclusive – updated: Greenwich’s Conservatives have had a billboard ad promoting a rejected council election candidate taken down after a bank holiday weekend when it would have been seen by thousands of people. The ad, on Bugsby’s Way in Greenwich, implored locals to “Vote Jasmine 5th May 2022 For Greenwich Conservatives”, alongside the […]
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Resign now, Greenwich Tory tells Boris Johnson – while leader calls for ‘consequences’
A Greenwich Conservative councillor has broken ranks to call on Boris Johnson to resign after the prime minister admitted attending a party at 10 Downing Street while social gatherings were banned. Johnson told MPs this afternoon that he was sorry for attending the party, which was held on May 20, 2020 while England was under […]
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Greenwich Tory leader Matt Hartley to stand down from top job
Greenwich Council’s opposition leader Matt Hartley is to stand down from his position next month, he revealed on Friday evening. Hartley will remain one of the three councillors for Coldharbour and New Eltham, and said he plans to put his name forward to stand again in the 2022 election, but is stepping down as leader […]
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Eltham Tories pick Bexley Council deputy leader for general election
Conservatives in Eltham have rejected Greenwich Council’s opposition leader Matt Hartley as their candidate for the next general election – instead picking Louie French, the deputy leader of Bexley Council, to take on Labour MP Clive Efford. French, a councillor for Falconwood and Welling – just across the borough border – defeated Hartley on a […]
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Greenwich councillors lead Tory push for People’s Vote on EU departure
Two Greenwich Conservative councillors have signed an open letter asking MPs to allow a new referendum on the UK’s relationship with the European Union. Eltham South councillor Matt Clare started the initiative, signed by 47 councillors and local Conservative representatives, mostly from the south of England. The letter was released before Theresa May’s unprecedented defeat […]
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Greenwich councillors to discuss Old Royal Naval College name change proposal
Plans to change the name of Greenwich’s Old Royal Naval College will be discussed by councillors next week after local Conservative leader Matt Hartley put down a motion criticising the plan. 853 revealed last month that the Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College, which runs the historic complex, is considering changing the site’s […]
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